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Also known as Biagio Anthony Gazzarra, Carlo Biagio Anthony Gazzara, Biagio Anthony Gazzara

American actor (1930–2012)

Person · Open Library

Born
1930
Died
2012
Works
7

Top works

  • The Spanish Prisoner [DVD]
  • In the moment
  • The night circus
  • Cat on a hot tin roof
  • Cat on a hot tin roof

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
IT

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
9
Total plays
41

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using <b>lme4</b>

    · 2015 · cited 75,814x

  2. Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2

    · 2012 · cited 53,934x

  3. HISAT: a fast spliced aligner with low memory requirements

    · 2015 · cited 22,014x

  4. Ultrafast and memory-efficient alignment of short DNA sequences to the human genome

    · 2009 · cited 19,930x

  5. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,770x

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Key facts

Born
Biagio Anthony Gazzarra , ( 1930-08-28 ) August 28, 1930, New York City , New York , U.S.
Died
February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03) (aged 81), New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations
Actor director
Years active
1953–2012
Spouses
Louise Erickson ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1957 ) ​ Janice Rule ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) ​ Elke Krivat, ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 ) ​
Awards
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Encyclopedic overview

Biagio Anthony "Ben" Gazzara (né Gazzarra; August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television. He received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Drama Desk Award, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and three Tony Awards.

Born in New York City, Gazzara studied at The New School and began his professional career with the Actors Studio, of which he was a lifelong member. His breakthrough role was in the Broadway play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955–56), which earned him widespread acclaim. A memorable performance as a soldier on trial for murder in Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (1959) transitioned Gazzara to an equally successful screen career. As the star of the television series Run for Your Life (1965–68), he was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards. He won his only Emmy Award for the television film Hysterical Blindness (2002).

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