Burt Lancaster

Lancaster was cremated; his ashes were interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. See also: Other Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. He was 80 years old. Massey has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for movies at 1719 Vine Street and one for television at 6708 Hollywood Blvd. At home in Los Angeles on October 20, 1994, Burt Lancaster died of a heart attack. On July 29, 1983 he died in Los Angeles, California from pneumonia and is buried in New Haven, Connecticut. He eventually had to undergo open-heart surgery, and a cerebral stroke in 1990 left him in a wheel-chair, partly paralyzed. His brother was Vincent Massey, the first Canadian-born Governor-General of Canada.

Lancaster aged, heart trouble increasingly hindered him from working as intensely as his passion and determination demanded. He has two children who followed him into acting: Anna Massey and Daniel Massey. As Mr. Massey became well-known on television in the 1950s and 1960s, especially in his role as Doctor Gillespie in the series Doctor Kildare. His third wife was Susan Martin, whom he married in 1991. Following the war, he became an American citizen. His first spouse, from 1935 to 1946, was June Ernst, from whom he divorced. His second marriage was with Norma Anderson from 1946 to 1969 and also ended in divorce. He rejoined the Canadian Army during World War II, and was wounded and invalided out in 1943.

He was married three times and had five children. Despite being Canadian, Massey became famous for his quintessential American roles, as Abraham Lincoln in 1940's Abe Lincoln in Illinois (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor), in 1941's Santa Fe Trail, in which he played abolitionist John Brown, and as Lincoln again in 1962's How the West Was Won. Lancaster vigorously guarded his private life. Early in Massey's career, Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926), heard Massey perform and was struck by the close similarity of Massey's speaking voice to that of his father. Mr. G. Wells' Things to Come. He also appeared in several TV films. In 1936 he starred in H.

He produced a number of films himself and also mentored such new directors as Sydney Pollack and John Frankenheimer, thus adding to his numerous acting achievements a pioneering role the development of independent cinema. His first movie role was High Treason in 1927, and he played Sherlock Holmes in The Speckled Band in the following year. Lancaster sought demanding roles and, if he liked a part or a director, was prepared to work for much lower pay than he might have earned elsewhere; he even helped to finance movies in whose artistic value he believed. However, drawn to the theater, in 1922 he appeared on the London stage. This period brought him work on several European productions with directors including Luchino Visconti and Bernardo Bertolucci. Severely wounded in action in France, he was sent home where he eventually worked in the family business, selling farm implements. During the latter part of his career, Lancaster left adventure and acrobatic movies behind and portrayed distinguished characters, earning himself ever greater prestige among directors and audiences alike. His first stage appearance was in Siberia, where he entertained the American troops who were on occupation duty.

His work was recognized in 1960 when he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe Award, and the New York Film Critics Award for his performance in Elmer Gantry. At the outbreak of World War I he joined the Canadian Army. In most of his roles, whether in drama, circus, western or other genres, the self-taught actor was successful; he evolved into a solid and versatile performer and eventually a superstar. He was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto and at Balliol College, Oxford, England. In the mid '50s, Lancaster went on challenging himself with varied cinematic roles, and satisfied longtime aspirations by moving into film producing as well. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was the son of Hart Massey, the wealthy owner of the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Company. In two of the adventures, The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate, his mate and friend from the circus years, Nick Cravet, played a leading role, and both actors impressed audiences with their acrobatic prowess. Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 - July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor.

Subsequently, he played in a variety of movies, but especially in dramas, thrillers, military and adventure films. The actor won significant acclaim and appeared in two more films the following year. Though the play was not successful, Lancaster's performance drew the attention of a Hollywood agent who had him cast in the 1946 motion picture The Killers. Though initially unenthusiastic about acting, he returned from service, auditioned for a Broadway play and was offered a role.

During WWII, Lancaster performed in Army shows. Later, he worked as a circus acrobat until an injury forced him to give up the profession. He grew up in East Harlem and spent much of his time on the streets, where he developed great interest and skill in gymnastics. Born Burton Stephen Lancaster in New York City, he was one of five children of a postal worker.

Burt Lancaster (November 2, 1913 - October 20, 1994) was an American film actor. The Killers (1946). Brute Force (1947). Desert Fury (1947).

I Walk Alone (1948). All My Sons (1948). Sorry, Wrong Number (1948). Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948).

Criss Cross (1949). Rope of Sand (1949). The Flame and the Arrow (1950). Mister 880 (1950).

Vengeance Valley (1951). Jim Thorpe - All-American (1951). Ten Tall Men (1951). The Crimson Pirate (1952).

Come Back, Little Sheba (1952). South Sea Woman (1953). From Here to Eternity (1953). His Majesty O'Keefe (1954).

Apache (1954). Vera Cruz (1954). The Kentuckian (1955). The Rose Tattoo (1955).

Trapeze (1956). The Rainmaker (1956). Corral (1957). Gunfight at the O.K.

The Scalphunters (1968). The Swimmer (1968). Water Polo (1968). U.S.

The Cassandra Crossing (1976). Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). Moreau (1977). The Island of Dr.