Updated July 1, 2022 Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity/Religion: Mixed Family: mother gave birth 1t 12 Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Rex Ingram Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1934; aged 23 Oscar Role: Other Noms: Dark Angel Other Awards: Frequent Collaborator: Screen […]
Oscar Actors: Preston, Robert–Background, Career, Awards (Cumulative Advantage) (LGBTQ, Gay)
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For portraying Carroll “Toddy” Todd in Victor/Victoria, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar at the 55th Academy Awards.
Oscar Actors: Dall, John–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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Hitchcock cast Dall in Rope (1948) as one of two killers (the other played by Farley Granger) who match wits with James Stewart. The film was not a big hit on release but its reputation has since grown.
Gay Directors: Higgins, Colin (Harold and Maude, 9 to 5) (LGBTQ, Gay, AIDS)
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Colin Higgins (July 28, 1941–August 5, 1988), was an Australian-American screenwriter, actor, and director, best known for writing the screenplay for the 1971 film Harold and Maude, and for directing the Foul Play (1978) and 9 to 5 (1980).
Movie Stars: Gable, Clark–Self-Image
Gable gave the public what the studio thought the public wanted. He did not rebel; he helped propagate the myth of “macho charming” Gable himself.