This page will contain blogs about Richard Quine, as they become available.Richard QuineRichard Quine (November 12, 1920 - June 10, 1989) was an American stage, film, and radio actor and film director. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He began his acting career aged eleven on Broadway, and appeared in his first film in 1934 - John Ford's The World Moves On. During the war he served in the US Coast Guard, marrying the actress Susan Peters in November of 1943. After WW II he tried directing, first as co-producer and co-director on Leather Gloves (1948), with William Asher, before his first solo effort on the musical The Sunny Side of the Street (1951). His most successful films came in the late 1950s, including Operation Madball (1957), Bell, Book and Candle (1958), Strangers When We Meet and The World of Suzie Wong both 1960. He also produced such films as the William Holden / Audrey Hepburn comedy Paris When it Sizzles (1964). His output fell in the 1960s and in the 1970s he made only three disappointing films. His final work was on Peter Sellers' The Prisoner of Zenda (1979), although he was briefly part of the crew for another Sellers film - The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980). After an extended period of depression and poor health he committed suicide in his Los Angeles home. He had divorced Peters in 1948 and married entertainer, singer, and noted beauty Fran Jeffries in 1965, his second marriage produced a daughter and lasted until his death. This page about Richard Quine includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Richard Quine News stories about Richard Quine External links for Richard Quine Videos for Richard Quine Wikis about Richard Quine Discussion Groups about Richard Quine Blogs about Richard Quine Images of Richard Quine |
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He had divorced Peters in 1948 and married entertainer, singer, and noted beauty Fran Jeffries in 1965, his second marriage produced a daughter and lasted until his death. In 2000, he collapsed, and was diagnosed with pancreatitis related to his diabetes. After an extended period of depression and poor health he committed suicide in his Los Angeles home. Schell has also served as a writer, producer and director for a variety of films. Fu Manchu (1980). Although he was top billed in a number of Nazi-era themed films as The Man in the Glass Booth, A Bridge Too Far, Cross of Iron, Julia and Judgment at Nuremburg, he has also appeared in Topkapi, The Black Hole, The Freshman, Stalin and Candles in the Dark. His final work was on Peter Sellers' The Prisoner of Zenda (1979), although he was briefly part of the crew for another Sellers film - The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Schell has refused to be typecast. His output fell in the 1960s and in the 1970s he made only three disappointing films. In 1961, he took the role of the defense attorney in Judgment at Nuremberg, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. 1974's The Pedestrian, which Schell wrote, produced, directed, and starred in, was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. He also produced such films as the William Holden / Audrey Hepburn comedy Paris When it Sizzles (1964). Born in Vienna, he made his Hollywood debut in 1958 in the World War II film The Young Lions. His most successful films came in the late 1950s, including Operation Madball (1957), Bell, Book and Candle (1958), Strangers When We Meet and The World of Suzie Wong both 1960. His elder sister is actress Maria Schell. After WW II he tried directing, first as co-producer and co-director on Leather Gloves (1948), with William Asher, before his first solo effort on the musical The Sunny Side of the Street (1951). Maximilian Schell (born December 8, 1930) is an Austrian actor. During the war he served in the US Coast Guard, marrying the actress Susan Peters in November of 1943. 1961 - Won Best Actor in a Leading Role - Judgment at Nuremberg. He began his acting career aged eleven on Broadway, and appeared in his first film in 1934 - John Ford's The World Moves On. 1976 - Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Man in the Glass Booth. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. 1978 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Julia. Richard Quine (November 12, 1920 - June 10, 1989) was an American stage, film, and radio actor and film director. |