Joseph cotten biography
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Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, &#; February 6, ) was an American actor. He was known for his roles in Citizen Kane (), The Magnificent Ambersons (), Shadow of a Doubt (), Duel in the Sunand, Journey into Fear (), Love Letters (), Portrait of Jennie () and The Third Man ().
Cotten was born in Petersburg, Virginia on May 15, He was married to Lenore Kipp from until her death in Then he was married to Patricia Medina from until his death in Cotten died on February 6, from pneumonia caused by throat cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged
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Biography
Joseph Cheshire Cotten was an American stage and screen actor.
He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, which included Citizen Kane, The Third Man, and Journey Into Fear, which Cotten wrote. He received his start on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair, and became a recognizable Hollywood star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt and Portrait of Jennie.
Cotten died in February of pneumonia, aged
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Joseph Cotten
American actor (–)
Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, – February 6, ) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story () and Sabrina Fair (). He then gained worldwide fame for his collaborations with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane (), The Magnificent Ambersons (), and Journey into Fear (), in which Cotten starred and for which he was also credited with the screenplay.
Cotten went on to become one of the leading Hollywood actors of the s, appearing in films such as Shadow of a Doubt (); Gaslight (); Love Letters (); Duel in the Sun (); The Farmer's Daughter (); Portrait of Jennie (), for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor; The Third Man (), alongside Welles; and Niagara (). One of his final films was Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate ().
Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best act