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José Ferrer

Actor José Ferrer

Full Name: José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón
Profession: Actor

Nationality:
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican

Biography: Joan of Arc (1948), Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) and Moulin Rouge (1952).

Born: January 8, 1912
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Capricorn

Died: January 26, 1992 (aged 80)
Cause of Death: Colon cancer

Married Life

  • 1948-06-19 "Cyrano de Bergerac" actor José Ferrer weds second wife actress Phyllis Hill
  • 1953-07-07 Actor José Ferrer divorces dancer and actress Phyllis Hill after 5 years of marriage
  • 1953-07-13 Academy award-winning Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (41) weds American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (25) in Durant, Oklahoma; divorce in 1961, and remarry in 1964
  • 1964-11-22 American actress and singer Rosemary Clooney (36) weds Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (51) for the second time in Los Angeles, California; divorce a second time in 1967
  • 1967-09-12 American actress and singer Rosemary Clooney (39) divorces Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (54) for the second time, after she found out his affair with Stella Magee

Historical Events

  • 1951-02-28 8th Golden Globes: "Sunset Boulevard", Jose Ferrer, & Gloria Swanson win
  • 1951-03-29 23rd Academy Awards: "All About Eve", Judy Holliday and José Ferrer win
  • 1964-03-14 Noël Coward's musical "Girl Who Came to Supper", starring Florence Henderson and José Ferrer, closes at the Broadway Theatre, NYC, after 112 performances and one Tony Award

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