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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 ...
Clifton Webb. Actor: Laura. Already trained in dance and theater, he quit school at age 13 to study music and painting. By 19 he was a professional ballroom dancer in New York, and by his mid-twenties he was performing in musicals, dramas on Broadway and in London, and in silent movies. His first real success in film came in middle age as the classy villain Waldo Lydecker in Laura (1944),...
Cheaper by the Dozen: Directed by Walter Lang. With Clifton Webb, Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Betty Lynn. Myrna Loy plays the wife of the persnickety father of her 12 children, Clifton Webb, who has uniquely humorous methods for dealing with the ordeals such an unwieldy family undoubtedly encounters.
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Mid-Century Hollywood. by Leonard Leff. Abstract: Attentive to a wide range of signs that mark queerness, "Becoming Clifton Webb" not only shows that Webb was perceived as queer in the mid-twentieth century but argues that, coincident with Sexual Behavior and the Human Male (1948), he helped introduce moviegoers to the "new" homosexual of.
Titanic: Directed by Jean Negulesco. With Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton. An unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.
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WEBB ON THE WEBB: The Journey Of A Genius By a Great Writer I must say that some internet recognition for the many splendid talents of one Mr. Clifton Webb, the very brilliant actor, is certainly long past overdue. A fitting case of Webb on the web, as it were. Well, better late than never, I suppose.
Myrna Loy plays the wife of the persnickety father of her 12 children, Clifton Webb, who has uniquely humorous methods for dealing with the ordeals such an unwieldy family undoubtedly encounters. Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Lynn. Votes: 5,667 | Gross: $9.65M
