Victor MatureVictor Mature (born in Louisville, Kentucky; 1915–1999) was an American film actor. He was most commonly associated with the term "beefcake" due to his muscular physique and stolid onscreen manner. His first leading role was as a fur-clad caveman in One Million B.C. (1940), after which he joined 20th Century Fox to star opposite actresses such as Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. However, with the US entry into World War II, Mature entered military service. After the war, Mature was cast by John Ford in My Darling Clementine, playing Doc Holliday opposite Henry Fonda's Wyatt Earp. For the next decade, Mature settled into playing hard-boiled characters in a range of genres such as westerns and Biblical films, such as The Robe (with Richard Burton and Jean Simmons) and the popular sequel to The Robe, Demetrius and the Gladiators (with Susan Hayward). Both films deal with the fate of the robe worn by Jesus before the crucifixion. Victor also starred with Hedy Lamarr in Cecil B. Demille's Bible epic, Samson and Delilah. Additional films by Victor Mature include The Egyptian (1954) and Chief Crazy Horse (1955). This page about Victor Mature includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Victor Mature News stories about Victor Mature External links for Victor Mature Videos for Victor Mature Wikis about Victor Mature Discussion Groups about Victor Mature Blogs about Victor Mature Images of Victor Mature |
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Additional films by Victor Mature include The Egyptian (1954) and Chief Crazy Horse (1955). Coincidence? I think not." The event is not officially sponsored by the university, and Newman has commented that he would "like to bring an end to the tradition". Demille's Bible epic, Samson and Delilah. The tradition stems from a comment that Newman is alleged to have made; "24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Victor also starred with Hedy Lamarr in Cecil B. Students try to drink 24 beers over the 24 hours of the day. Both films deal with the fate of the robe worn by Jesus before the crucifixion. Students at Princeton University have named 24 April Newman's Day. For the next decade, Mature settled into playing hard-boiled characters in a range of genres such as westerns and Biblical films, such as The Robe (with Richard Burton and Jean Simmons) and the popular sequel to The Robe, Demetrius and the Gladiators (with Susan Hayward). He has said that this is one of his life's proudest achievements. After the war, Mature was cast by John Ford in My Darling Clementine, playing Doc Holliday opposite Henry Fonda's Wyatt Earp. For his strong support of Eugene McCarthy in 1968 (and effective use of television commercials in California), Newman was 19th on Richard Nixon's enemies list. However, with the US entry into World War II, Mature entered military service. In 1994, the Motion Picture Academy awarded him The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in recognition of his charitable work. His first leading role was as a fur-clad caveman in One Million B.C. (1940), after which he joined 20th Century Fox to star opposite actresses such as Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. Named for the gang in his film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, it is a camp for seriously ill children he cofounded in 1986. He was most commonly associated with the term "beefcake" due to his muscular physique and stolid onscreen manner. One beneficiary of his charity is the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, located between Ashford and Eastford, Connecticut. Victor Mature (born in Louisville, Kentucky; 1915–1999) was an American film actor. He cowrote a memoir about the subject, Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good (ISBN 0385508026). As of 2003, the franchise has resulted in $150 million in donations. Newman donates the proceeds, after taxes, to charity. The brand started with salad dressing, and has expanded to include pasta sauce, lemonade, popcorn, and salsa, amoung other things. Newman founded Newman's Own, a line of food products, in 1982. He is the now the oldest driver to win a major sanctioned race, having won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1995 at the age of 70. He cofounded Newman/Haas Racing in 1983. As a gentlemen driver Paul Newman ran the 24 hours of Le Mans once in 1979, driving a Porsche 935, he finished second. His first professional event was in 1972, in Thompson, Connecticut. He first became interested in the sport ("the first thing that I ever found I had any grace in") while filming Winning, a 1968 film. Newman is known as the co-owner of the Newman-Haas team a CART Championship auto racing team. He was
also nominated for an Emmy Award for his lead role in a 2003 production of
Our Town. He married Joanne Woodward in 1958, and later directed her in Rachel, Rachel, a
film for which he won a Golden Globe as director and was nominated for an Oscar as the producer. * Nominated for an Academy Award
for Best Actor Although frequently nominated, Newman has won only one Oscar in a competitive category, for his leading role on The Color of Money in 1986. His rebellious persona translated well to a subsequent generation. Newman was one of the few actors who successfully made the transition from 1950s to the 1960s and 1970s cinema. His first movie, The Silver Chalice has been described by Newman as the "worst movie of the entire 1950s decade", but he rebounded with a series of acclaimed roles. While he was attending graduate school at Yale, he became a successful stage actor on Broadway. When he returned to America he attended Kenyon College and Yale University. He served in the Navy in World War II, in the Pacific theater. He was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio to a Catholic mother and a Jewish father who owned a successful sporting goods store. Paul Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an American actor and film director. Road to Perdition (2002) **. Message in a Bottle (1999). Nobody's Fool (1994) *. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). The Color of Money (1986) * (Oscar). The Verdict (1982) *. Absence of Malice (1981) *. Fort Apache: The Bronx (1981). Slap Shot (1977). The Towering Inferno (1974). The Sting (1973). Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Cool Hand Luke (1967) *. Hud (1963) *. The Hustler (1961) *. Exodus (1960). Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) *. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). The Silver Chalice (1954), his film debut. |