Stuart whitman biography
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Stuart Whitman, Star of &#;Cimarron Strip&#; and &#;The Mark,&#; Dies at 92
Stuart Whitman, the rugged actor who starred on TV&#;s Cimarron Strip and received an Oscar nomination for playing a convicted child molester trying to rid himself of psychological demons in The Mark, has died. He was
Whitman died Monday of natural causes at his home in Montecito, California, his son Justin told The Hollywood Reporter.
In his big-screen heyday, Whitman also wooed Joanne Woodward in The Sound and the Fury (), starred opposite Simone Signoret as an American pilot downed in Nazi-occupied France in The Day and the Hour () and portrayed the heroic American Orvil Newton in Those Magnificent dock in Their Flying Machines ().
He starred twice opposite John Wayne, first as the New Orleans gambler Paul Regret in The Comancheros (), Michael Curtiz&#;s sista feature, and then as an army lieutenant in the all-star World War II epic The Longest Day ().
Though CBS&#; Cimarron Strip l
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American leading man Stuart Maxwell Whitman was known for his rugged roles. He was born in San Francisco, California, the elder of two sons of Cecilia (Gold) and Joseph Whitman, a realtor. His mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant, while his paternal grandparents were Polish Jews. His family moved often. He graduated from high school in Los Angeles and spent three post-war years with the Army Corps of Engineers. In the army, he won 32 fights as a light-heavyweight boxer.
Upon his discharge from service, he attended Los Angeles City College, where his interest in acting emerged. He studied at the Los Angeles Academy of Dramatic Art and with Michael Chekhov and Ben Bard. He toured the U.S. in a stage company of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" and began to get small roles in television and spelfilm. Eventually, his athleticism, his handsome features, and his talent for portraying either tough or vulnerable characters led him to a level of stardom. He earned an Academy Award nomination
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Our family lost a treasure on the 16th of March. I&#;m sure that my handsome and charming father-in-law&#;s star will shine as bright in heaven as it has here on earth. He was a movie star and a cowboy all the way through. I love the way my husband, Justin, put it when he said &#;We are proud of his film and television work and his Oscar nomination but what we will really remember is his exuberant love for his family and friends.&#; We loved him so much and he certainly made us feel loved. We will miss him so much but we are grateful for all of the wonderful times we had. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to our friend Mark Seal who wrote this wonderful tribute:
He was the rogue gambler captured and captivated by John Wayne in The Comancheros, the Arizona cowboy perilously aloft atop an airplane’s wing in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, and a convicted sex offender who attempts to start his life over only to be accused of another crime in The Mark, the dark dra