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Joseph Cotten

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Also known as Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr.

American actor (1905–1994)

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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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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Joseph
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Petersburg
Place of death
Los Angeles
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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