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Mar 7, 2024 · A look at the '50s classic with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
James Coburn. Actor: The Great Escape. Lanky, charismatic and versatile actor with an amazing grin that put everyone at ease, James Coburn studied acting at UCLA, and then moved to New York to study under noted acting coach Stella Adler. After being noticed in several stage productions, Coburn appeared in a handful of minor westerns before being cast as the knife-throwing, quick-shooting Britt ...
Trouble Along the Way: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully. An ex-football coach is hired by a small Catholic college to train its football team in the hopes of winning games and making money to save the school from bankruptcy.
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Charles Coburn was an American actor who had a long and successful career in Hollywood. He was born on June 19, 1877 in Savannah, Georgia. He began his career in vaudeville and made his Broadway debut in 1902. He made his film debut in 1915 and went on to appear in over 100 films.
Heaven Can Wait (1943) Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy. An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld. Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main.
Actor Charles Coburn was born in Macon in 1877 and grew up in Savannah. At age 19, after working in local theater, he headed off to Broadway. When his first wife died in 1937, Coburn, at age 60, moved to Hollywood and spent the rest of his life as a character actor. He was nominated three times for an Oscar, winning for 1943’s The More the ...