Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 19, 1889 Indianapolis, IN |
| Died | Oct 13, 1966 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles |
| Age | Died at 76 |
| Final Resting PlaceHollywood Forever | |
Clifton Webb | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1913-1962 |
| Top Roles | Richard Ward Sturges, Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Victor Parmalee, Waldo Lydecker, Thornton Sayre / Dreamboat / Bruce Blair |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Film Adaptation, Crime, Film Noir |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Children, Angels |
| Top Collaborators | Samuel G. Engel (Producer), Syd Saylor, Henry Koster (Director), Colin Kenny |
| Shares birthday with | Gene Tierney, Richard Alexander, Erskine Sanford see more.. |
Clifton Webb Overview:
Legendary actor, Clifton Webb, was born Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck on Nov 19, 1889 in Indianapolis, IN. Webb died at the age of 76 on Oct 13, 1966 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and was laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Webb was nominated for three Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1944 | Best Supporting Actor | Laura (1944) | Waldo Lydecker | Nominated |
| 1946 | Best Supporting Actor | The Razor's Edge (1946) | Elliott Templeton | Nominated |
| 1948 | Best Actor | Sitting Pretty (1948) | Lynn Belvedere | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Clifton Webb's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #99 on Dec 7, 1952.
BlogHub Articles:
Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, and are "Sitting Pretty"
By Stephen Reginald on Jun 17, 2022 From Classic Movie ManRobert Young, Maureen O'Hara, and are "Sitting Pretty" Sitting Pretty (1948) is an American comedy directed by Walter Lang and starring Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, and . Other members of the cast include Richard Haydn, Betty Lynn, and Ed Begley.Harry King (Young) and ... Read full article
A and Claude Binyon Double Bill: Dreamboat (1952) and Woman's World (1954)
By Caftan Woman on Jun 17, 2016 From Caftan WomanProducer and director of 1944s Laura, Otto Preminger is quoted in Rudy Behlmer's Behind the Scenes regarding the casting of as Waldo Lydecker: "...he (casting director LeMaire) said" "You can't have for this part. He flies." I said: "What do you mean? I didn't even ... Read full article
Bitches and Blaggards: Gail Patrick and
By FlickChick on Mar 18, 2012 From A Person in the DarkThis is the third in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; monthly posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues. A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring.Gail Patrick If a young, snooty ric... Read full article
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Clifton Webb Quotes:
Waldo Lydecker: You'd better watch out, McPherson, or you'll finish up in a psychiatric ward. I doubt they've ever had a patient who fell in love with a corpse.
Phaedra: He's important man, Mr. Calder, huh?
Victor Parmalee: In his pedestrian way. "Incorruptible Jim," I call him.
Phaedra: You know him a long time?
Victor Parmalee: Our paths have crossed and re-crossed: in Dresden, Rotterdam, Florence - wherever the Nazis looted. Raphaels, Rembrandts, even down to a dreary little china pot, which belonged to Madame Pompadour... there was always Captain Jim Calder of the U.S. Army, restoring priceless objects to their rightful owners - a typical middle-class gesture.
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