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Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 [1] – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances on Broadway in a number of successful musical revues.
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.
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.
Feb 14, 2021 · Clifton Webb: Being Queer During the Golden Age. In honor of Valentine's Day, I wanted to pop on the blog and tell the story of a pioneering gay icon of Hollywood's Golden Age. While it's hard to find sources that can confirm he was openly gay during the height of his stardom in the 40s and 50s, it has been said time and time again that his ...
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.
Michael B. Druxman’s one-person play, CLIFTON WEBB, finds the actor in his Beverly Hills home, still mourning the death of his mother. He ponders returning to work in a new film while, at the...
With his trademark pencil mustache and attitude of thinly-veiled disdain, Clifton Webb was a blast of asexual sophistication during Hollywood's testosterone-fueled postwar epoch. A ballroom dancer and stage actor who contributed appearances to some silent and early sound films, Webb made a...
Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances on Broadway in a number of successful musical revues.
Clifton Webb, suave star of the screen, died Thursday night in his Beverly Hills home at the age of 76. Mr. Webb had been in his residence at 1005 N. Rexford Drive from surgery he...
Died Oct. 13, 1966 in Beverly Hills, Calif. C lifton Webb was a dapper, urbane actor known primarily for his work in films and on the Broadway stage. Webb was born Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck in...