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José Ferrer
Age: 80 (passed away Jan. 26th, 1992)
Height: 176 cm
Birth Place: Santurce, Puerto Rico
Born: Jan. 8th, 1912
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TRIVIA:
- Was writer-director 'Billy Wilder' (qv)'s first choice to play the lead in _The Lost Weekend (1945)_ (qv). The studio wanted 'Cary Grant' (qv) or a comparable matinée idol in the lead. When it became apparent Paramount would not greenlight the film with Ferrer in the part, Wilder gave in and looked for a star, but the role was considered too unsympathetic and was rejected by most of the male stars of the day. Wilder finally cast 'Ray Milland' (qv) in the part. A reluctant Milland, who was ambivalent about taking the part lest it hurt his career, won an Oscar. An actor's actor, Ferrer got his revenge five years later by copping his own Oscar for _Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)_ (qv).
- He played Iago opposite the Othello of 'Paul Robeson' (qv) in the 1943 Broadway production of "Othello", the longest-running Shakespearean production in the history of Broadway. The record remains unbroken to this day.
- His most famous performance was as "Cyrano de Bergerac". He played it on the stage in 1946 and 1953, on film in 1950 (_Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)_ (qv), winning the Oscar for that performance, and on live TV in 1949 and 1955. He played Cyrano again in the French film _Cyrano et d'Artagnan (1964)_ (qv). He won the Tony for his stage portrayal of the role in 1947, and is one of only eight actors to win the Tony and the Oscar for the same role in a play and the movie adapted from the play. To many people he is the greatest Cyrano within memory, and he eclipsed all other American actors who played the role, even 'Walter Hampden' (qv), who made it his specialty between 1923 and 1936, and 'Richard Chamberlain (I)' (qv), who played the role in 1973.
- Fluent in both English and Spanish; also had a good knowledge of French.
- Graduate (1934) of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
- He did not enter films until eight years after he had become an established Broadway star.
- Father-in-law of singer 'Debby Boone' (qv).
- Shares the distinction with actors 'Fredric March' (qv), 'Helen Hayes (I)' (qv) and 'Ingrid Bergman (I)' (qv) of being the first winners of acting Tony Awards when the annual event was established in 1947
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