Birthname: Burton Stephen Lancaster
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born |
Nov 2, 1913
New York City, NY |
| Died |
Oct 20, 1994
Century City, CA |
| Age | Died at 81 |
| Final Resting Place Westwood Memorial Park | |
Burt Lancaster |
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| Job | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1946-90 |
| Top Roles | Mike Rettig, Col. Thaddeus Gearhart, Capt. Vallo, Alvaro Mangiacavallo, Chris Keller |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Action, Western, Film Adaptation, Comedy |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Based on Play, Courtroom, True Story (based on) |
| Top Collaborators | Harold Hecht (Producer), Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Kirk Douglas, Whit Bissell, Edmond O'Brien, Tony Curtis, Philip Van Zandt, John Frankenheimer (Director) |
| Also Born on November 2 | |
| Also Born in 1913 | |
| Also Born in New York | |
| Also a Scorpio | |
Burt Lancaster Overview:
Legendary actor, Burt Lancaster, was born Burton Stephen Lancaster on Nov 2, 1913 in New York City, NY. Lancaster died at the age of 81 on Oct 20, 1994 in Century City, CA and was laid to rest in Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
MINI BIO:
Muscular, fair-haired American actor with flashing smile tinged with menace. A former circus acrobat - and remarkably nimble for such a big man - he developed a taste for acting in wartime troop shows. Although he started in black thrillers, he became best known in swashbucklers, swinging spectacularly around on ropes. Some regret the drift into excessive seriousness that followed, although he did win an Oscar in 1960 for his fire-eating preacher in Elmer Gantry and was also nominated for From Here to Eternity, Birdman of Alcatraz, and, many years later, Atlantic City USA. Died from a heart attack. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Burt Lancaster was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for Elmer Gantry (as Elmer Gantry) in 1960.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1953 | Best Actor | From Here to Eternity (1953) | Sgt. Milton Warden | Nominated |
| 1960 | Best Actor | Elmer Gantry (1960) | Elmer Gantry | Won |
| 1962 | Best Actor | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | Robert Stroud | Nominated |
| 1981 | Best Actor | Atlantic City (1980) | Lou | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
Burt Lancaster BlogHub Articles:
The Alternate Movie Title Game (Burt Lancaster Edition)
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a film that starred Burt Lancaster and ask you to name the actual film. Most of these are pretty easy. Please answer no more than three questions per day so others can play. You may have an answer other than the intended one--just be able ... Read full article
Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner in director Robert Siodmak's "The Killers"
Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner in director Robert Siodmak's "The Killers" The Killers (1946) is an American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster in his movie debut and Ava Gardner. The film co-stars Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levine, and Charles McGraw. The film is based on... Read full article
Burt Lancaster leads with "Brute Force"
Burt Lancaster leads with "Brute Force" Brute Force (1947) is an American film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, and Charles Bickford. The film also stars Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth, and Ella Raines. The screenplay was by Richard Brooks, the cinematography ... Read full article
Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster star in "All My Sons"
Edward G. Robinson and Burt Lancaster star in "All My Sons" All My Sons (1948) is based on the play by Arthur Miller which ran on Broadway from January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1949, and ran for 328 performances. The film was directed by Irving Reis and starred Edward G. Robinson and Bur... Read full article
Vera Cruz (1954): Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster
Below the Mexican border, during Antebellum days, a diverse array of Americans find themselves in the middle of the fight against Maximillian of France. Vera Cruz is far from a history lesson, however. It need not be. Still, it plays as an important footnote in a different type of history altogether... Read full article
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Burt Lancaster Quotes:
Nalinle: There are times when words come hard to a woman.
Massai: Not often.
John Malcolm: Never in my life have I heard a question so disgracefully begged. You should be in politics, Mrs. Railton-Bell.