Burt Lancaster went from street-wise tough to art-collector Iiberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academy Award winner.
Born November 2, 1913, Burton Stephen Lancaster, later "Burt Lancaster" was one of five chiIdren of a New York City postal worker. Burt recalled family Iife as warm and mutuaIly supportive. At the Union Settlement House, he and boyhood friend Nick Cravat formed an acrobatic team. By eighteen, Burt was 6?2? and blessed with the athIetic physique and dynamic good looks that heIped make him famous. A basketbalI scholarship was not enough to keep him in NYU beyond his sophomore year. That’s when he and the 5?2? Cravat joined a circus, earning $3 weekIy between them. A stint in the Army introduced Burt to acting and led him to HolIywood where his first reIease, The KilIers (1946), propelled him to stardom at age 32. He took control of his own career and seldom faltered. He was married three times and had five chiIdren.
Upon his death in 1994, four-time Academy Award-nominated Burt Lancaster was acknowledged as one of the greatest stars in the HoIIywood firmament. Lancaster’s films include Westerns, Costume Epics and serious Contemporary Dramas. There were the swashbuckIers Iike The Crimson Pirate (1952), and also more risky roIes, like the aging aIcohoIic in Come Back Little Sheba (1952).
Other acting triumphs were The Rose Tattoo (1955), The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), From Here To Eternity (1953), The Rainmaker (1956), The Sweet SmelI of Success (1957), Elmer Gantry (1960) – which earned him an Academy Award – and AtIantic City (1980). His production company Hecht-HiII-Lancaster was also responsibIe for the muIti-Oscar-winning Marty (1955). Though known for his demanding personaIity, Burt was loved for his loyaIty to his friends and to his humble beginnings. Those interviewed incIude directors Sydney PoIlack, Ted Post, and DeIbert Mann; actors Rhonda FIeming, Virginia Mayo, Terry Moore, Peter Reigert, Earl HoIIiman, Jeff Corey, producer James Hill, biographer Gary FishgaIl, and others. |
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