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Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 [1] – October 13, 1966), 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.
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.
- January 1, 1
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Learn about the life and career of Clifton Webb, a versatile actor who starred in musicals, dramas and films. Find out his birth name, height, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- October 13, 1966
- November 19, 1889
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.
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...
Clifton Webb, suave star of the screen, died Thursday night in his Beverly Hills home at the age of 76. Mr. Webb had been in his residence at 1005 N. Rexford Drive from surgery he underwent...
Clifton Webb was an American actor, dancer, and singer who starred in films like Laura, The Razor's Edge, and Titanic. He also appeared in plays by Noël Coward, such as Blithe Spirit.
