Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He first gained worldwide fame in the Orson Welles films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay. He went on to become one of the leading Hollywood actors of the 1940s, appearing in films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Duel in the Sun (1946), Portrait of Jennie (1948) and The Third Man (1949). One of his final films was the infamous Michael Cimino-directed film Heaven's Gate (1980).

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Joseph Cotten
Birth dateMay 15, 1905
Birth nameJoseph Cheshire Cotten Jr.
Birth place
Virginia , Petersburg Virginia , United States
Date of deathFebruary 06, 1994
Place of death
California , Los Angeles , Westwood Los Angeles , United States
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