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Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953).
Joseph Cotten. Actor: The Third Man. Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. was born in Petersburg, Virginia, into a well-to-do Southern family. He was the eldest of three sons born to Sally Whitworth (Willson) and Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Sr., an assistant postmaster.
There was often a sadness about Joseph Cotten, and it was one of his most attractive qualities as an actor. Tall, handsome, usually dressed with quiet style, he was rarely the man of action, and he got the girl only in his forgotten pictures.
Jul 4, 2024 · Joseph Cotton, American actor whose elegant mannerisms, handsome looks, and low-key yet compelling dramatic performances earned him both popular and critical acclaim. He was best known for his roles in several film classics of the 1940s, particularly those directed by Orson Welles.
78 Metascore. Ten years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane.
Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953).
Feb 6, 1994 · Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair.
Joseph Cotten was an American actor known for his roles on stage and screen. Cotten's most notable projects include his collaborations with Orson Welles. He portrayed Jed Leland in Citizen Kane (1941), Eugene Morgan in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Howard Graham in Journey into Fear (1943). He continued to act alongside Welles in films ...
The Life and Films of Joseph Cotten. “Orson Welles lists ‘ Citizen Kane ’ as his best film, Alfred Hitchcock opts for ‘Shadow of a Doubt,’ and Sir Carol Reed chose ‘The Third Man’ — and I'm in all of them.”. Those are the words of Joseph Cotten, perhaps the finest screen actor never to be nominated for an Oscar.
Feb 8, 1994 · Joseph Cotten, who died Sunday at age 88 of pneumonia (although after nearly two decades of failing health endured and fought with great courage), brought off two of the most difficult...
