Burton Stephen Lancaster
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 2, 1913 New York City, NY |
| Died | Oct 20, 1994 Century City, CA |
| Age | Died at 81 |
| Final Resting PlaceWestwood Memorial Park | |
Burt Lancaster | |
| Job | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1946-90 |
| Top Roles | Dr. Ernst Janning, John Malcolm, Doc Delaney, Joe Erin, Marshal Wyatt Earp |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Action, Western, Film Adaptation, Comedy |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Based on Play |
| Top Collaborators | Harold Hecht (Producer), Hal B. Wallis (Producer), John Frankenheimer (Director), Edward Lewis (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Alice Brady, Ann Rutherford, Tim Whelan see more.. |
Burt Lancaster Overview:
Legendary actor, Burt Lancaster, was born Burton Stephen Lancaster on Nov 2, 1913 in New York City, NY. Lancaster died at the age of 81 on Oct 20, 1994 in Century City, CA and was laid to rest in Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
MINI BIO:
Muscular, fair-haired American actor with flashing smile tinged with menace. A former circus acrobat - and remarkably nimble for such a big man - he developed a taste for acting in wartime troop shows. Although he started in black thrillers, he became best known in swashbucklers, swinging spectacularly around on ropes. Some regret the drift into excessive seriousness that followed, although he did win an Oscar in 1960 for his fire-eating preacher in Elmer Gantry and was also nominated for From Here to Eternity, Birdman of Alcatraz, and, many years later, Atlantic City USA. Died from a heart attack. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Burt Lancaster was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for Elmer Gantry (as Elmer Gantry) in 1960.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1953 | Best Actor | From Here to Eternity (1953) | Sgt. Milton Warden | Nominated |
| 1960 | Best Actor | Elmer Gantry (1960) | Elmer Gantry | Won |
| 1962 | Best Actor | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | Robert Stroud | Nominated |
| 1981 | Best Actor | Atlantic City (1980) | Lou | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
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The Alternate Movie Title Game ( Edition)
By Rick29 on Apr 16, 2023 From Classic Film & TV CafeHere are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a film that starred and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able ... Read full article
and Ava Gardner in director Robert Siodmak's "The Killers"
By Stephen Reginald on Aug 16, 2022 From Classic Movie Manand Ava Gardner in director Robert Siodmak's "The Killers" The Killers (1946) is an American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring in his movie debut and Ava Gardner. The film co-stars Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levine, and Charles McGraw. The film is based on... Read full article
leads with "Brute Force"
By Stephen Reginald on Mar 16, 2022 From Classic Movie Manleads with "Brute Force" Brute Force (1947) is an American film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring , Hume Cronyn, and Charles Bickford. The film also stars Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, and Ella Raines. The screenplay was by Richard Brooks, the cinematography ... Read full article
Edward G. Robinson and star in "All My Sons"
By Stephen Reginald on Feb 1, 2022 From Classic Movie ManEdward G. Robinson and star in "All My Sons" All My Sons (1948) is based on the play by Arthur Miller which ran on Broadway from January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1949, and ran for 328 performances. The film was directed by Irving Reis and starred Edward G. Robinson and Bur... Read full article
Vera Cruz (1954): Gary Cooper and
By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 8, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsBelow the Mexican border, during Antebellum days, a diverse array of Americans find themselves in the middle of the fight against Maximillian of France. Vera Cruz is far from a history lesson, however. It need not be. Still, it plays as an important footnote in a different type of history altogether... Read full article
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Burt Lancaster Quotes:
Resistance leader: London agrees the art is important. Anything we can do to save it... but they leave it up to us.
Labiche: Why not? What can they lose? This morning we had four men left in this group. Now we have three. One, two, three.
Pesquet: Bernard?
Labiche: We started with eighteen. Like your paintings, mademoiselle, we couldn't replace them. For certain things we take the risk, but I won't waste lives on paintings.
Miss Villard: They wouldn't be wasted! Excuse me, I know that's a terrible thing to say. But those paintings are part of France. The Germans want to take them away. They've taken our land, our food, they live in our houses, and now they're trying to take our art. This beauty, this vision of life, born out of France, our special vision, our trust... we hold it in trust, don't you see, for everyone? This is our pride, what we create and hold for the world. There are worse things to risk your life for than that.
Labiche: I'm sorry, mademoiselle, we can't help you.
Karen Holmes: I never knew it could be like this! Nobody ever kissed me the way you do.
Sergeant Milton Warden: Nobody?
Karen Holmes: No, nobody.
Sergeant Milton Warden: Not even one? Out of all the men you've been kissed by?
Karen Holmes: Now that'd take some figuring. How many men do you think there've been?
Sergeant Milton Warden: I wouldn't know. Can't you give me a rough estimate?
Karen Holmes: Not without an adding machine. Do you have the adding machine with you?
Sergeant Milton Warden: I forgot to bring it.
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