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Apr 13, 2021 · Dolores del Rio — an actor, singer and dancer with successful careers in Hollywood and Mexico — in front of her Spanish-style home. (Patt Morrison / Los Angeles Times) Sessue Hayakawa was a...
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In 1960, Hayakawa was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1645 Vine Street, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California for his contributions to the motion picture industry. A musical based on Hayakawa's life, Sessue, was performed in Tokyo in 1989.
The popularity of Hayakawa rivaled that of Caucasian male movie stars in the decade of the 1910s, and he became one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. He made his career in melodramas, playing romantic heroes and charismatic heavies. He co-starred with the biggest female stars in Hollywood, all of whom were, of course, Caucasian.
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Dec 5, 2016 · One of the First Hollywood Heartthrobs Was a Smoldering Japanese Actor. What Happened? Today, there aren’t many Asian film hunks. But in 1915, Sessue Hayakawa was among the first sex symbols.
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Home of Sessue Hayakawa, Hollywood, Cal. Sessue Hayakawa. One of the lucky few to make a successful transition from silents to talkies, Sussue Hayakawa was a trailblazing Asian-American actor and film pioneer. He began acting in 1914 for Thomas Ince, and in 1915 became an overnight sensation in Cecil B. DeMille's scandalous film The Cheat.
Mar 22, 2022 · By Maxim Vinogradov. Published Mar 22, 2022. Sessue Hayakawa was Hollywood's first heartthrob and highest-paid actor, threw wild parties in his castle, and then vanished from pop culture....
