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Joseph Cotten was an American male artist whose career began in 1930. Born on May 15, 1905, and standing 187.5 units tall, he passed away on February 6, 1994. His professional output includes works such as *The Magnificent Ambersons* and *Journey into fear* (1943). Other associated titles include *Autobiografia - La Vanidad Te Llevara a Algun* and *Vanity Will Get You Somewhere*.
Cotten is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. His bibliography lists four to five works, depending on the source. He has been referenced by 620 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. , ( 1905-05-15 ) May 15, 1905, Petersburg, Virginia , U.S.
- Died
- February 6, 1994 (1994-02-06) (aged 88), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Burial place
- Blandford Cemetery , Petersburg, Virginia
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1930–1981
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
- Spouses
- Lenore Kipp ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 ; died 1960 ) Patricia Medina ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 )
- Awards
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor :, 1949 Portrait of Jennie
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Petersburg
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Patricia Medina
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Joseph-Cotten-1942.jpg
- Height
- 187.5
- Work location
- United States
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- Joseph Cotten
- date of birth
- 1905-05-15
- date of death
- 1994-02-06
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- name in native language
- Joseph Cotten
- birth name
- Joseph Cheshire Cotten
- place of burial
- Virginia
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- start of work period
- 1930-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953). He gained worldwide fame for his collaborations with Orson Welles on films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943). Cotten starred in the latter and was also credited with the screenplay.
Cotten became one of the leading Hollywood actors of the 1940s, appearing in films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943); Gaslight (1944); Love Letters (1945); Duel in the Sun (1946); The Farmer's Daughter (1947); Portrait of Jennie (1948), for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor; The Third Man (1949), alongside Welles; and Niagara (1953). One of his final films was Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (1980).
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