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José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors—or, indeed, actors of any ethnicity—during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 ...
- José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón, January 8, 1912, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery, San Juan
- January 26, 1992 (aged 80), Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
José Ferrer Jump to Academy Awards, USA (3) BAFTA Awards (1) Directors Guild of America, USA (1) Primetime Emmy Awards (2) Golden Globes, USA (1) New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1) Walk of Fame (1)
- January 8, 1912
- January 26, 1992
Year: 1950 (23rd) Academy Awards. Category: Actor. Film Title: Cyrano de Bergerac. Winner: José Ferrer (accepted via open audio circuit from New York City; statuette accepted by presenter in Hollywood) Presenter: Helen Hayes Date & Venue: March 29, 1951; RKO Pantages Theatre
99+ Photos. José Ferrer was a Puerto Rican actor and film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the title character in Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). Ferrer was the first Puerto Rican actor to win an Academy Award, and also the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award. In 1912, Ferrer was born is San Juan, the capital ...
- January 1, 1
- Santurce, Puerto Rico
- January 1, 1
- Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1950 American adventure comedy film based on the 1897 French Alexandrin verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. It uses poet Brian Hooker 's 1923 English blank verse translation as the basis for its screenplay. [3] The film was the first motion picture version in English of Rostand's play, though there were ...
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- Stanley Kramer
Apr 26, 2024 · José Ferrer (born January 8, 1912, Santurce, Puerto Rico—died January 26, 1992, Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.) was an American actor and director best known for his Academy Award -winning performance in the title role of the film Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) and for his portrayal of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge (1952).
Mar 27, 2024 · Ferrer remained one of Hollywood's most respected actors until his death in 1992 at the age of 80. His film credits include major roles in the political thriller Crisis, in which he starred alongside Cary Grant, the comedy-drama Anything Can Happen, the musical Miss Sadie Thompson, and Ship of Fools, a period drama set on an ocean liner that features an all-star cast that includes Vivien Leigh ...