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Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Acting
15 May 1905
06 Feb 1994
Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Biography

Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, and The Third Man (1949). He was a star in his own right with films such as Shadow...

Also Known As

Joseph Cheshire Cotten, Jr., Joseph Cheshire Cotten

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