Happy Birthday: Charles Bickford (1891–1967)

Charles Bickford (1891–1967)

Born: January 1, 1891 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (1889, often given in error)
Died: November 9, 1967 (age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA

It’s appropriate that I should have come in on the wings of a blizzard. I’ve been blowing up a storm ever since.

[About not seeing his own films] Perhaps it’s because I’m too critical that I don’t usually see my own stuff. Very often it’s a weird experience, and sometimes it’s a little nauseating.

THE BABE RUTH STORY 1948 dir. Roy Del Ruth Stars: William Bendix Claire Trevor

 

The Unforgiven 1960 dir. John Huston Cast Burt Lancaster Audrey Hepburn

Anna Christie 1930 dir. Clarence Brown Cast Greta Garbo Charles Bickford

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