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Alan Curtis (born Harry Ueberroth or Harold Neberroth, July 24, 1909 February 2, 1953) was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films.

Alan Curtis
Curtis in Hitler's Madman (1943)
Born
Harry Ueberroth

(1909-07-24)July 24, 1909
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 1953(1953-02-02) (aged 43)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Resting placeMemorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Skokie, Illinois
Other namesHarold Neberroth
OccupationActor
Years active1936–1951
Spouses
    Priscilla Lawson
    (m. 1937; div. 1940)
      (m. 1941; div. 1942)
        Sandra Lucas aka Alexandra Crowell
        (m. 1946; div. 1949)
          Betty Dodero
          (m. 1950; div. 1951)

          Early life and career


          Born Harry Ueberroth or Harold Neberroth[1][2] in Chicago, he began his career as a model[3] before becoming an actor, appearing in local newspaper ads.

          His looks did not go unnoticed in Hollywood. He began appearing in films in the late 1930s, making his screen debut in Winterset (1936).[4] His film activities included a Technicolor appearance in the Alice Faye-Don Ameche film Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) and a memorable role in High Sierra (1941). He was one of the romantic leads in Abbott and Costello's first hit film Buck Privates (1941) and played composer Franz Schubert in The Great Awakening (1941).[5]

          His chance for leading-man stardom came when he replaced the unwilling John Garfield in the production Flesh and Fantasy (1943). Curtis played a ruthless killer opposite Gloria Jean. However, the studio cut their performances from the final film version. The footage was later expanded into a B-picture melodrama Destiny (1944). The film failed to establish Curtis as a major-name star, but it did typecast him in hardbitten roles, like the man framed for murder in Phantom Lady (1944) and the detective Philo Vance. Curtis starred in over two dozen movies.


          Personal life


          Alan Curtis was married four times and had no children:


          Death


          Curtis had a routine kidney operation on January 28, 1953, at Saint Clare's Hospital in Manhattan. Several hours after the surgery, as he sipped some tea, he "died" for four minutes when his heart failed.[9] He was revived and seemed to be improving but died five days later, aged 43.[10] He is buried in the Ueberroth family plot in Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, Illinois.[11]


          Recognition


          Curtis has a star at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Picture section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.[12]


          Filmography


          Alan Curtis and Patricia Morison in Hitler's Madman (1943).
          Alan Curtis and Patricia Morison in Hitler's Madman (1943).
          Curtis and Ella Raines in Phantom Lady (1944)
          Curtis and Ella Raines in Phantom Lady (1944)
          YearTitleRoleNotes
          1936The Witness ChairReporter in CourtroomUncredited
          1936Undersea KingdomGuardsmanUncredited
          1936The Last OutlawConvertible DriverUncredited
          1936Swing TimeMinor RoleUncredited
          1936Walking on AirFred Randolph
          1936Don't Turn 'Em LooseWedding Attendant with TelegramUncredited
          1936Without OrdersCo-PilotUncredited
          1936One Live GhostAlanShort, Uncredited
          1936Smartest Girl in TownMale Model Who Escorts CookieUncredited
          1936WintersetSailorUncredited
          1937Don't Tell the WifeSecond Stockbroker at Shaw & AllenUncredited
          1937Sea DevilsRadio Operator, Yacht MonaUncredited
          1937China PassageShip's OfficerUncredited
          1937The Woman I LoveUncredited
          1937Between Two WomenInterneUncredited
          1937Bad GuyPrison Switchboard OperatorUncredited
          1937The FireflyFrench SoldierUncredited
          1937MannequinEddie Miller
          1938Yellow JackBrinkerhof
          1938The Shopworn AngelThin Lips
          1938The Duke of West PointCadet Strong
          1939Burn'Em Up O'ConnorJose 'Rocks' Rivera
          1939Sergeant MaddenDennis Madden
          1939Good Girls Go to ParisTom Brand
          1939Hollywood CavalcadeNicky Hayden
          1940Four SonsKarl
          1941High Sierra'Babe'
          1941Come Live with MeBit PartUncredited
          1941Buck PrivatesBob Martin
          1941Blood and SandMinor Role(scenes deleted)
          1941The Great AwakeningFranz Schubert
          1941We Go FastBob Brandon
          1942Remember Pearl HarborBruce Gordon
          1943Hitler's MadmanKarel Vavra
          1943Two Tickets to LondonFirst Mate Dan Driscoll
          1943Crazy HouseHimself
          1943'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island RaidersJohn Harbison
          1944Phantom LadyScott Henderson
          1944Follow the BoysHimselfUncredited
          1944The Invisible Man's RevengeMark Foster
          1944DestinyCliff Banks
          1945Frisco SalRio Jordan aka John Warren
          1945See My LawyerCharlie Rodman
          1945The Naughty NinetiesMr. Crawford
          1945Shady LadyMarty Martin
          1945The Daltons Ride AgainEmmett Dalton
          1946Inside JobEddie Norton aka Eddie Mitchell
          1946Flight to NowhereHobe Carrington
          1946Renegade GirlCapt. Fred Raymond
          1947Philo Vance's GamblePhilo Vance
          1947Philo Vance's Secret Mission
          1948The Enchanted ValleyJohnny Nelson
          1949Apache ChiefYoung Eagle
          1949The Masked PirateCommodore Van Diel
          1951Amore e sanguePaolo Giacomo(final film role)

          References


          1. Room, Adrian (2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 127. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
          2. Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 45.
          3. Daniel, Blum (1969). Screen World Vol. 5 1954. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 208. ISBN 9780819602602. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
          4. "Film Actor Alan Curtis Dead, Week After Kidney Operation". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Ohio, Cincinnati. Associated Press. February 2, 1953. p. 31. Retrieved January 7, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
          5. "Alan Curtis". BFI.
          6. "Actor John Payne Weds Ex-Wife of Alan Curtis". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. September 28, 1953. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
          7. "Marriages". Billboard. December 9, 1950. p. 40. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
          8. Balliett, Whitney. "ACCORDING TO WHERE I GO". The New Yorker.
          9. "Actor, Dead Four Minutes, Is Improving", Lewiston Morning Tribune, January 29, 1953
          10. "Alan Curtis, Actor, Dead", Lewiston Morning Tribune, February 2, 1953
          11. Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 171. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
          12. "Alan Curtis". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.


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          На других языках


          [de] Alan Curtis (Schauspieler)

          Alan Curtis (* 24. Juli 1909 in Chicago, Illinois als Harry David Bertram Ueberroth; † 2. Februar 1953 in New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.
          - [en] Alan Curtis (American actor)

          [es] Alan Curtis (actor)

          Alan Curtis (24 de julio de 1909 - 2 de febrero de 1953) fue un actor cinematográfico estadounidense.

          [ru] Алан Кёртис

          Алан Кёртис (англ. Alan Curtis; 24 июля 1909 — 2 февраля 1953) — американский актёр кино.



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