| Anne Revere | |
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 from the Gentleman's Agreement trailer (1947) |
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| Born | June 25, 1903 New York City, New York, USA |
| Died | December 18, 1990 (aged 87) Locust Valley, New York, USA |
| Years active | 1934 - 1975 |
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Anne Revere (June 25, 1903 – December 18, 1990) was an American award-winning stage and film actress. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Theatre, the stage (sometimes referred to as the deck in Stagecraft) is a designated space for the Performance of theatrical productions An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Biography
Early life
Born in New York, New York, Revere was a direct descendant of American Revolution figure Paul Revere. The City of New York In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Paul Revere (bap December 22, 1734 ( OS) / January 1 1735 (NS &ndash May 10, 1818) was an American Silversmith She made her Broadway acting debut in 1931 in The Great Barrington and followed this success with a role in Double Door. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located
Career
She made her film debut in the 1934 film version of the latter, and she quickly established herself as a character actress, specialising in worldly wise but frequently sharp tongued supporting roles.
She received Oscar nominations as Best Supporting Actress for her world-weary yet sympathetic roles as a blue-class working mother in three roles in the 1940s - as the mother of Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette (1943), Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet (1944) for which she won the award as a woman who had swum the English Channel as a teenager, and as the mother of Gregory Peck in Gentleman's Agreement (1947). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Jennifer Jones may refer to Jennifer Jones (actor (born 1919 eponym of Jennifer Robin Jones is an Academy Award-winning American actress The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 Film which tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who from February to July 1858 in Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935 Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 Drama film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who goes undercover as a Jew to research She had previously worked with Peck on the 1944 film, The Keys of the Kingdom, in which she appeared as a Protestant missionary. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1941 novel by A J Cronin. Spanning four decades it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm an unconventional
Her last role of note was as the mother of Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun (1951), before her career was destroyed by the McCarthy-era witchhunts. Edward Montgomery Clift ( October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor A Place in the Sun is a 1951 film which tells the story of a working class young man who is entangled with two women one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U "Witch trial" redirects here For the song by Rush, see Fear series. Called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Revere pleaded the Fifth Amendment and she was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses and her career ruined. The House Committee on Un-American Activities ( HUAC or HCUA 1938–1975 was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Fifth Amendment ( Amendment V) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, is related to legal procedure "Hollywood Ten" redirects here For the 1950 short documentary film see The Hollywood Ten. A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films.
For the rest of her life she maintained that the unsigned copy of a Communist Party registration card that was used as evidence of her party membership was a fake. A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of Her role as Montgomery Clift's mother in A Place in the Sun was edited out of the final print of the film because of the "Red" scare.
Private life
With her husband, the playwright and director Samuel Rosen, Revere moved to New York where the couple ran an acting school, and Revere returned to Broadway. She won a Tony Award in 1961 for her role in Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Lillian Florence Hellman ( June 20, 1905 &ndash June 30, 1984) was an American playwright linked throughout her life with many Still an outsider in Hollywood, Revere was not considered for the film version which was played by Wendy Hiller. Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE ( 15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was a distinguished English Film and stage
In her later years, she appeared in roles in television before her death from pneumonia in Locust Valley, New York. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal Locust Valley is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. Among her soap opera roles were roles on The Edge of Night, Search for Tomorrow, and Ryan's Hope. The Edge of Night (or known informally as Edge or EON by fans was a long-running American television mystery series/ Soap opera produced by Procter Search for Tomorrow is a Soap opera which started airing on Monday September 3, 1951 on CBS. This page is about the television program For the rock band of the same name see Ryan's Hope (band.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1934 | Double Door | Caroline Van Brett | |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Mrs. The Howards of Virginia ( 1940) is a film released by Columbia Pictures and based on the book The Tree of Liberty written by Elizabeth Page Betsy Norton | |
| One Crowded Night | Mae Andrews | ||
| 1941 | Design for Scandal | Nettie, Porter's Maid | uncredited |
| Remember the Day | Miss Nadine Price | ||
| H. M. Pulham, Esq. | Miss Redfern, John's Secretary | uncredited | |
| The Flame of New Orleans | Giraud's Sister | ||
| Men of Boys Town | Mrs. Remember the Day is a 1941 film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Henry King, and starring Claudette Colbert and John HM Pulham Esq is a 1941 film directed by King Vidor and based on a novel by John P The Flame of New Orleans is a 1941 Romantic comedy film directed by René Clair. Fenely | ||
| The Devil Commands | Mrs. The Devil Commands is a 1941 Horror film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Boris Karloff. Walters | ||
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Sarah, Mr. Star Spangled Rhythm is a 1943 all-star cast Musical film made by Paramount Pictures during World War II as a morale booster DeSoto's Secretary | uncredited |
| The Gay Sisters | Miss Ida Orner | ||
| Are Husbands Necessary? | Anna | ||
| The Falcon Takes Over | Jessie Florian | uncredited | |
| Meet the Stewarts | Geraldine Stewart | ||
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette | Louise Soubirous | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Old Acquaintance | Belle Carter | ||
| Shantytown | Mrs. The Gay Sisters is a 1942 American Warner Bros Drama film starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 Film which tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who from February to July 1858 in Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Old Acquaintance is a 1943 film drama made by Warner Bros It was directed by Vincent Sherman and produced by Henry Blanke Gorty | ||
| The Meanest Man in the World | Kitty Crockett, Clark's Secretary | ||
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Crazy Mary | |
| The Keys of the Kingdom | Agnes Fiske | ||
| National Velvet | Mrs. The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1944 Motion picture directed by Richard Thorpe. The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1941 novel by A J Cronin. Spanning four decades it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm an unconventional National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935 Brown | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Sunday Dinner for a Soldier | Agatha Butterfield | ||
| Rainbow Island | Queen Okalana | ||
| Standing Room Only | Major Harriet Cromwell | ||
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | Clara Mills | |
| Don Juan Quilligan | Mrs. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Fallen Angel 1945) is a Black-and-white Film noir directed by Otto Preminger, with Cinematography by Joseph LaShelle Cora Rostigaff | ||
| 1946 | Dragonwyck | Abigail Wells | |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement | Mrs. Dragonwyck is a 1946 period drama film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 Drama film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who goes undercover as a Jew to research Green | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Forever Amber | Mother Red Cap | ||
| Body and Soul | Anna Davis | ||
| Carnival in Costa Rica | Mama Elsa Molina | ||
| The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Alice Pritchard | ||
| 1948 | Deep Waters | Mary McKay | |
| Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Judith Dominy | ||
| Secret Beyond the Door | Caroline Lamphere | ||
| 1949 | You're My Everything | Aunt Jane | |
| 1950 | Screen Actors | Herself | uncredited |
| 1951 | A Place in the Sun | Hannah Eastman | Part cut |
| The Great Missouri Raid | Mrs. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Body and Soul is a 1947 Film noir which tells the story of a boxer who becomes involved with crooked promoters Carnival in Costa Rica ( 1947) is an American musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and written by Samuel Hoffenstein, John Larkin Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! is a 1948 comedy film which is generally considered to be Marilyn Monroe 's "film debut" (although most of her footage was Secret Beyond the Door ( 1948) is a Psychological thriller and modern updating of the Bluebeard fairytale directed by Fritz Lang A Place in the Sun is a 1951 film which tells the story of a working class young man who is entangled with two women one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory Samuels | ||
| 1970 | Macho Callahan | Crystal | |
| Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Miss Farber | ||
| 1976 | Birch Interval | Mrs. Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon is a 1970 film directed by Otto Preminger. Tanner |
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| NAME | Revere, Anne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1903-6-25 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1990-12-18 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Locust Valley, New York |
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