José Ferrer

Ferrer died of colon cancer in Coral Gables, Florida at the age of 80. His birthday is April 20, 1964. Ferrer is the uncle of actor George Clooney and the father-in-law of singer Debby Boone. Glover does not celebrate his birthday twice a year (April and September 20th), as previously noted here and elsewhere. At the time of his death, Ferrer was married to Stella Magee, whom he married in 1992. What is It? has yet to be shown commercially in theatres, although Glover has said he plans on releasing it as part of a trilogy at some point in the future. Ferrer had previously been married to Uta Hagen (1938-1948) and Phyllis Hill (1948-1953). The principal actors in the film have Down syndrome.

The two were married in 1953, divorced in 1961, and remarried in 1964, only to be divorced again in 1967. In the late-1990's, he toured with prints of the film and showed various slides and read excerpts from his works. Clooney was Ferrer's third wife. Glover made his directorial debut with What Is It? (2005). Ferrer had five children with singer-actress Rosemary Clooney: Miguel was born in 1955, Maria in 1956, Gabriel in 1957, Monsita in 1958, and Rafael in 1960. He has received some considerable mainstream attention recently as the reticent fetishist, the 'Thin Man' in the Charlie's Angels films. in the 1980s. the title characters in Bartleby, (2001) and Willard (2003).

Ferrer also had a recurring role as Julia Duffy's wealthy father on the popular Newhart television sitcom in the U.S. He has continued to play exceedingly eccentric types, e.g. His other notable films include Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, The Greatest Story Ever Told in 1965, Ship of Fools also in 1965, Woody Allen's A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy in 1982, Dune in 1984. He played Andy Warhol in Oliver Stone's The Doors in (1991). Ferrer also directed, but did not appear in, Return to Peyton Place in 1961 and the re-make of State Fair in 1962. Glover later commented that he was rather surprised how many people figured it out. In 1958 Ferrer appeared in I Accuse! and The High Cost of Loving. He included his home phone number with copies of the album, encouraging listeners to phone when they'd "solved" his puzzle.

The Cockleshell Heroes followed a year later, along with The Great Man. The album features Clowny Clown Clown (which has its own music video), a cover of Nancy Sinatra's These Boots Are Made for Walkin', and readings of his poetry, including: Rat Catching (Glover modified an old book by adding or deleting pictures, text, and drawings), Oak-Mot, What It Is & How It Is Done (a man's life told in first, second and third person). In 1955 Ferrer directed himself in The Shrike. The Solution = Let It Be (1989) through Restless Records. He appeared in 1953's Miss Sadie Thompson opposite Rita Hayworth, in 1954's The Caine Mutiny and the MGM musical Deep in My Heart. In 1989, during a hiatus from films, Glover released an album called The Big Problem Does Not Equal the Solution. Also in 1952, Ferrer portrayed French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in John Huston's Moulin Rouge (Oscar nominated). His characters were notable for the peculiar personality tics and unconventional thought processes.