joseph cotton
The original article was at Joseph Cotton. [1]
Cotten made his film debut in the Welles-directed short Too Much Johnson, a comedy based on William Gillette ’s 1890 play. [...] Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 ‘ February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. [2]
Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 -February 6, 1994) was an American stage and screen actor. [...] He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, which included Citizen Kane, The Third Man, and Journey Into Fear, which Cotten wrote, and for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. [1]
Cotten returned to Broadway in 1939, starring as C.K. Dexter Haven in the original production of Philip Barry ’s The Philadelphia Story as well as the 1953 production of Sabrina Fair. [2]
Cotten returned to Broadway in 1939, starring as C.K. Dexter Haven in the original production of Philip Barry’s The Philadelphia Story as well as the 1953 production of Sabrina Fair. [...] After the success of Welles’ infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast, Welles got an impressive contract with RKO Pictures. [1]
… Cotten was the only one of the four to find major success (as a lead) in Hollywood outside of Citizen Kane (Moorehead and Collins were extremely successful character film actors). [2]
He received his start on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair, and became a recognizable Hollywood star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt and Portrait of Jennie. [...] The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards in 1942, but was largely ignored by the Academy, only winning for Best Screenplay, for Welles and Mankiewicz. [1]
He became a recognizable Hollywood star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Portrait of Jennie (1948). [...] He wrote the screenplay with the help of Welles (who produced the film), and starred in the film with Dolores del Rio. [2]
In 1937 he joined Welles’ Mercury Theatre Company, with which he starred in productions of Julius Caesar and Shoemaker’s Holiday. [1]
In 1937, he joined Welles’ Mercury Theatre Company, starring in productions of Julius Caesar and Shoemaker’s Holiday. [2]
Sources:
[1] Joseph Cotton - The Film Guide
[2] Joseph Cotten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia