Clifford Parker Robertson III
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Sep 9, 1923 Los Angeles, CA |
| Died | Sep 10, 2011 Stony Brook, NY |
| Age | Died at 88 |
| Final Resting PlaceCedar Lawn Cemetery | |
Cliff Robertson | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1943-2007 |
| Top Roles | Burt Vail aka The Big Kahuna, Burt Hanson, Charly Gordon, Lt. John F. Kennedy, Reverend Jim Larkin |
| Top Genres | Drama, War, Comedy, Romance, Film Adaptation, Action |
| Top Topics | World War II, Aviation, Based on Play |
| Top Collaborators | Ralph Nelson (Director), Jim Backus, Edie Adams, Robert Aldrich (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Joseph E. Levine, Jane Greer, Arthur Freed see more.. |
Cliff Robertson Overview:
Actor, Cliff Robertson, was born Clifford Parker Robertson III on Sep 9, 1923 in Los Angeles, CA. Robertson died at the age of 88 on Sep 10, 2011 in Stony Brook, NY and was laid to rest in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton, NY.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Cliff Robertson was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Actor for Charly (as Charly Gordon) in 1968.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1968 | Best Actor | Charly (1968) | Charly Gordon | Won |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
A Man Against a Mouse: in Charly (1968)
By Virginie Pronovost on Oct 26, 2018 From The Wonderful World of CinemaTwo years after the first edition of her Disability in Films Blogathon, Robin from Pop Culture Reverie is back with a second edition of the event! This time, our mutual friend Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood has joined her to co-host. In 2016, I explored physical disability wi... Read full article
Birthday of the Week:
By Beth Daniels on Sep 9, 2014 From Mildred's FatburgersBorn Clifford Parker Robertson, III, September 9, 1923 - September 10, 2011 Not in Any Way a Biography Flowers for Algernon,By Daniel Keyes, Bantam, 1970Made into the film Charly (1968), for which won an Academy Award for Best Actor. A Butch Anthony Perkins Fo... Read full article
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Cliff Robertson Quotes:
Charly Gordon: [He throws the book away] My name is Charly Gordon and I live in a room, and I got no sister and no dog, and I am stupid!
Charly Gordon: Any more questions? In the back, any more questions about things as they are and what they're becoming? No? I have a question.
[turns to Nemur and Strauss]
Charly Gordon: Professor Nemur. Charly Gordon.
[Nemur does not answer]
Charly Gordon: Come on, professor, you know. Charly Gordon.
[Nemur still does not answer]
Charly Gordon: You know, but you haven't told me.
[turns to the audience]
Charly Gordon: Anybody out there answer the question 'Charly Gordon'?
[no answer comes from the audience]
Charly Gordon: Anyone in the back answer the question 'Charly Gordon'?
[still no answer]
Charly Gordon: No? Well, I'm disappointed in you, doctors. You're not very smart. You're not even as smart as a mouse. Because he knows. Algernon showed me. The answer to the question, 'Charly Gordon' is: Charly Gordon is a fellow who will very shortly be what he used to be.
[the whole room is silent as Charly turns to Nemur and Strauss, puts his hand in his pocket and takes out Algernon who is now dead]
Charly Gordon: Professor Nemur, why didn't you tell me the success of the operation was only temporary?
[Nemur and Strauss looked at each other in bewildered looks]
Convention speaker #5: Modern science.
Charly Gordon: Rampant technology, conscience by computer.
Convention speaker #1: Modern art.
Charly Gordon: Dispassionate draftsmen.
Convention speaker #4: Foreign policy.
Charly Gordon: Brave new weapons.
[laughter]
Convention speaker #1: Today's youth.
Charly Gordon: Joyless, guideless.
Convention speaker #6: Today's religion.
Charly Gordon: Preachment by popularity polls.
Convention speaker #3: Standard of living.
Charly Gordon: A TV in every room.
[laughter]
Convention speaker #4: Education.
Charly Gordon: [agitated] A TV in every room.
[more laughter]
Convention speaker #1: The world's future, Mr. Gordon.
Charly Gordon: Brave new hates, brave new bombs, brave new wars.
Convention speaker #7: The coming generation.
Charly Gordon: Test-tube conception, laboratory birth, TV education, brave new dreams, brave new hates, brave new wars; a beautifully purposeless process of society suicide.
[silence]
Charly Gordon: Any more questions?
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