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Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer.
Clifton Webb. Actor: Laura. Already trained in dance and theater, he quit school at age 13 to study music and painting. By 19 he was a professional ballroom dancer in New York, and by his mid-twenties he was performing in musicals, dramas on Broadway and in London, and in silent movies.
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- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Feb 14, 2021 · Clifton Webb: Being Queer During the Golden Age. In honor of Valentine's Day, I wanted to pop on the blog and tell the story of a pioneering gay icon of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Clifton Webb. Actor: Laura. Already trained in dance and theater, he quit school at age 13 to study music and painting. By 19 he was a professional ballroom dancer in New York, and by his mid-twenties he was performing in musicals, dramas on Broadway and in London, and in silent movies.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- October 13, 1966
- November 19, 1889
Mar 9, 2019 · CLIFTON WEBB was one of those rare motion picture actors who became a major box-office star when he was in his mid-fifties. Indeed, his first sound movie wa...
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- Michael B. Druxman
With his trademark pencil mustache and attitude of thinly-veiled disdain, Clifton Webb was a blast of asexual sophistication during Hollywood's testosterone-fueled postwar epoch. A ballroom dancer and stage actor who contributed appearances to some silent and early sound films, Webb made a...
Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, including Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances on Broadway in a number of successful musical revues.
