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Clifton Webb
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American actor, singer, dancer (1889–1966)
OverviewAI-generated
Clifton Webb, born Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck in Indianapolis, was an American dancer and actor who worked in stage, film, and television. His professional career spanned from 1913 to 1962. He was a male citizen of the United States who spoke English.
Webb received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor. He died of a myocardial infarction in Beverly Hills in 1966. His body was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Clifton Webb (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966) was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for his Oscar-nominated roles in such films as Laura, The Razor's Edge, and Sitting Pretty. In the theatrical world he was known for his appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, notably Blithe Spirit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clifton Webb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of…
Known for
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line — Self (archive footage)1997
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)1997
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker — actor 'Laura' (archive footage) (uncredited)1991
- Satan Never Sleeps — Father Bovard1962
- The Legend of Rudolph Valentino — Self (archive footage)1961
- Holiday for Lovers — Robert Dean1959
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker — Mr. Horace Pennypacker1959
- Boy on a Dolphin — Victor Parmalee1957
- The Man Who Never Was — Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu1956
- Three Coins in the Fountain — John Frederick Shadwell1954
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1940-10-14
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 221
- Total plays
- 418
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Key facts
- Born
- Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck , ( 1889-11-19 ) November 19, 1889, Indianapolis , Indiana, U.S.
- Died
- October 13, 1966 (1966-10-13) (aged 76), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Occupations
- Actor singer dancer
- Years active
- 1913–1962
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Webb
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Indianapolis
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- media culture
- Image
- Cliftonwebb.jpg
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- Commons category
- Clifton Webb
- date of birth
- 1889-01-01
- date of death
- 1966-01-01
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Clifton Webb
- official blog URL
- cliftonwebbcom.blogspot.com
- start of work period
- 1913-00-00
- birth name
- Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck
- end of work period
- 1962-00-00
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances on Broadway in a number of successful musical revues. As a film actor, he was nominated for three Academy Awards — Best Supporting Actor for Laura (1944) and The Razor's Edge (1946), and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sitting Pretty (1948).
Early life
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