Alan Bates Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: Darley Abbey, Derby, England Social Class: Upper-middle, father insurance broker and cellist; mother housewife and pianist Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: eldest of 3′ parents amateur pianists Education: at 11, decided to become actor Training: scholarship, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway […]
Oscar Actors: O’Toole, Peter–Background, Career, Awards
December 5, 2020 by
O’Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Oscar Actors: Whitman, Stuart–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
December 4, 2020 by
Research in Progress October 11, 2022 Stuart Whitman Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: US; born in SF; raised in NY; family moved to LA Social Class: Middle; father ticket collector, then lawyer, then property developer Race/Ethnicity/Religion: Jewish Family: interested in acting from age 5 Education: graduated from Hollywood High School in 1945 Training: Fox […]
Oscar Actors: Busey, Gary–Background, Career, Awards
December 3, 2020 by
July 1, 2022 Gary Busey Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: born in Goose Creek, Texas Social Class: Middle, mother; father construction design manager construction design manager Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: Education: Coffeyville Community College; Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, football scholarship, became interested in acting; Oklahoma State University Training: drummer Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV […]
Oscar Actors: Harvey, Laurence–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
December 3, 2020 by
December 15, 2021 Laurence Harvey Career Summary: Jewish-Gay? Occupational Inheritance: N0 Social Class: grew up in South Africa Race/Ethnicity/Religion: Lithuanian-Jewish born British Family: South Africa Education: Training: RADA, 3 months only Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Hermione Baddeley, actress he romanced, introduced him James Woolf (Romulus Films) played important role in turning him into a star. Radio Debut: […]
