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Cesar Romero

photo by Carl Van Vechten, 1934
Born Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. Carl Van Vechten ( June 17, 1880 &ndash December 21, 1964) was an American Writer and Photographer who was a
February 15, 1907(1907-02-15)
New York City, USA
Died January 1, 1994 (aged 86)
Santa Monica, California, USA
Other name(s) Butch, Latin from Manhattan
Years active ca. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 1930-1990

Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American film and television actor, renowned for his portrayal of The Joker in the television series Batman. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A Cuban American ( Cubanoamericano) is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The Batman was an Emmy Award -winning American Animated Television series produced by Warner Bros

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Biography

Romero was born in New York to well-off Cuban parents. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la However, that lifestyle would change dramatically when his parents lost their sugar import business and suffered losses in the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the ’29 Crash, the Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of October 1929 Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fortunately, Romero's Hollywood earnings allowed him to support his large family, who all followed him to the West Coast, years later. Romero lived on and off with various family members, especially his sister, for the rest of his life.

Romero served admirably in various capacities in the United States Coast Guard in the Pacific for several years during World War II, with fellow Hollywood actors, Gig Young and Richard Cromwell. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Gig Young ( November 4, 1913 &ndash October 19, 1978) was an Academy Award -winning American Film and Richard Cromwell, born LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh ( -) was an American actor

Career

in Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
in Public Enemy's Wife (1936)

Romero played "Latin lovers" in films from the 1930s until the 1950s, usually in supporting roles. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Initially, he attracted attention in Hollywood when he starred as Cisco Kid in six westerns made between 1939 and 1941. The Cisco Kid was a film radio television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Romero's skill at both dancing and comedy can be seen in the classic 20th Century Fox films he starred in opposite Carmen Miranda and Betty Grable, such as Week-End in Havana and Springtime in the Rockies, in the 1940s. Carmen Miranda, pron. 'kaɾme͂j mi'rɐ͂dɐ (February 9 1909 – August 5 1955 birth name Maria do Carmo Betty Grable ( December 18, 1916 &ndash July 2, 1973) was an American Dancer Singer, and actress Week-End in Havana is a 1941 Fox Musical film directed by George Marshall. Springtime in the Rockies is a Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942 The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be

As well as being an accomplished ballroom dancer, Romero was also a fine dramatic actor, as he demonstrated in The Thin Man (1934), in which he played a villainous supporting role opposite the film's main star William Powell. Ballroom dance refers collectively to a set of Partner dances which originated in Germany and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the The Thin Man (1934 is a Hardboiled detective novel by Dashiell Hammett. William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Many of Romero's films from this early period saw him cast in small character parts, such as Italian gangsters and East Indian princes. A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones He also appeared in a fine comic turn as a subversive opponent to Frank Sinatra and his crew in Ocean's Eleven. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank

20th Century Fox, and mogul, Darryl Zanuck personally selected Romero to co-star with Tyrone Power in the Technicolor historical epic, Captain from Castile (1947), directed by Henry King. Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Captain from Castile is a swashbuckling action adventure film released by 20th Century Fox in 1947. Henry King may refer to Henry King (poet, (1592-1669 English poet Bishop of Chichester Henry King (MP (1776-1839 Member of Parliament While Power played a fictionalized character, Romero played Hernan Cortez, the most famous Conquistador in Spain's conquest of the Americas. Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca ( 1485&ndash December 2, This article is about the Spanish explorer soldiers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesfor other uses see Conquistador (disambiguation A Conquistador Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The movie is set in 1519, and sets out the general account of the first stages in the conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico. Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. This film was meant as the vehicle to restart Tyrone Power's career, though many feel that Romero's career benefited more from it. Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an It was produced on a scale that would not be eclipsed as a visual epic, until years later when the cinema brought on Quo Vadis, The Robe, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur or even later, Lawrence of Arabia. The Epic is a genre of film which places emphasis on human drama on a grand scale The Robe is a 1942 Historical novel about the Crucifixion written by Lloyd C The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to Judeo-Christian tradition were authored by God and given Romero was able to maintain the aura of "major stardom" for at least 10 years after this major role. The film was widely seen, and influenced the future depiction of Spanish Conquistadors. The film anachronistically depicted the armor and headgear worn by the conquering Spanish adventurers, shifting the styles forward about 70 years. An anachronism (from the Greek "ana" " ανά " "against anti-" and "chronos" " χρόνος " Armour (or armor) is protective covering most commonly manufactured from metals to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact Countless monuments, logos, commercial art, and text books over the years have copied this mistake. A monument is a structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of past A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) Commercial art is a subsector of Creative services, and refers to Art created for commercial purposes primarily Advertising. A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study

Television icon

Cesar Romero in his famous role as The Joker from Batman.
Cesar Romero in his famous role as The Joker from Batman. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created

In 1966, Romero again achieved icon status when he played The Joker in ABC's television series, Batman. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Batman is a 1960s American Television series, based on the DC Comic book character of the same name. He refused to shave his trademark mustache and so it was covered with white makeup when playing the supervillain throughout the series' run. For the Swedish heavy metal band see Mustasch. A moustache (or mustache) is Facial hair grown on the upper Lip. A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and Romero also portrayed The Joker in the original movie version, long before its recreations by Jack Nicholson or Heath Ledger. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008 was an Australian television and film actor His performances, highlighted by their maniacal laughter, were cited as an influence for Mark Hamill when he took the role of The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and its followups. Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning

In 1965 Romero played the head of THRUSH in France in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. : ("The Never Never Affair"). Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Man from UNCLE is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January Among Romero's guest star work in the 1970s was a recurring role on the western comedy Alias Smith and Jones, starring Pete Duel and Ben Murphy. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Alias Smith and Jones is a Western Television series on ABC from 1971 to 1973 Pete Duel ( 24 February 1940 – 31 December 1971) was an American Actor, best known for his role in the television Benjamin E Murphy (born March 6, 1942, in Jonesboro Arkansas) is an American Actor. Romero played Señor Armendariz, a Mexican rancher feuding with Patrick McCreedy (Burl Ives), the owner of a ranch on the opposite side of the border. A ranch is an area of landscape including various structures given primarily to the practice of ranching the practice of raising grazing livestock such as Cattle Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives ( 14 June 1909 &ndash 14 April 1995) was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed He appeared in three episodes. He also appeared as Count Dracula on Rod Serling's Night Gallery. Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling ( December 25, 1924 &ndash June 28, 1975) was an American Screenwriter, best known Night Gallery is Rod Serling 's follow-up series to The Twilight Zone that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973

In the 1970s, Romero portrayed Chico Rodriguez's (Freddie Prinze) absent father in Chico and the Man and later appeared as Peter Stavros in the television series Falcon Crest (1985-1987). This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Freddie Prinze ( June 22, 1954 &ndash January 29, 1977) was an American Actor and stand-up comedian. Chico and the Man was an American sitcom which ran on NBC from September 13[[ 974]] to July 21[[ 978]] starring Falcon Crest is an American primetime television Soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons from December 4

Apart from these television roles, Romero's most notable work in film in this period is as A. J. Arno, a small time criminal who continually opposes Dexter Riley (played by Kurt Russell) and his schoolmates of Medfield College in a series of films by Walt Disney Productions in the 1970s. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17 1951 is an Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. Medfield College is a fictitious university used as the setting for many films by The Walt Disney Company.

In 2008, comedian Shaun Micallef started doing impersonations of Cesar on his television show Newstopia. Shaun Patrick Micallef (born 18 July 1962 is an Australian Comedian, Actor and Writer. Newstopia is an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The impersonations featured Cesar doing fake news reports from various locations.

Personal life

Romero always claimed his grandfather on his mother's side was Cuban poet and patriot José Martí, although his mother's parents were legally Carmen and Manuel Mantilla with José Martí as his godfather. Cubans (Cubanos are people inhabiting or originating from Cuba. José Julián Martí Pérez ( January 28, 1853 &ndash May 19, 1895) Born in Havana from Spanish parents his short life was dedicated to gaining A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's Baptism. There was some speculation that Maria was fathered by Martí who was a boarder in the Mantilla household, but he never claimed Maria as his daughter in his lifetime.

Romero was never married, despite proposing to at least one woman. Though Romero made regular appearances on the Hollywood social circuit, usually in the company of an attractive actress, he never married, and he was almost always described in interviews and articles as a "confirmed bachelor. " Romero discussed his homosexuality in a series of interviews with author Boze Hadleigh, with the understanding that they would not be published during his lifetime. Boze Hadleigh (born May 15, 1954) is an American Journalist, interviewer and writer of Celebrity gossip and entertainment specializing

Romero wore a man's tennis bracelet inscribed with his favorite nickname: "Butch. " The term was reportedly bestowed on Romero by his one-time dancing partner Joan Crawford, who teased Romero by telling him: "You're so butch!" While Romero's homosexuality was an "open secret" in Hollywood, the movie-going public was unaware of his sexual proclivities and there was never any embarrassing scandal surrounding his male liaisons , which shows the care and finesse with which he conducted his private life for more than 60 years. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture

Political views

Romero believed in 'liberation theology,' a political system combining Marxism with Catholicism, which purports that, despite the fact that Karl Marx called religion 'the opiate of the masses,' religion and communism are still compatible. Liberation theology is a school of Theology within Christianity, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Romero was very Christian yet still believed in a utopian society whose belief is that Christ's kingdom would be very similar to Marx's envisionment of communism, and held to this belief until his death. Utopia is a name for an ideal community taken from the title of a book written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional Island in the Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based "[1][2]

He was a mainstay of the Hollywood social circuit until his death in 1994.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Cesar Romero at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Steve Starr (2006). Julia Misbehaves is a 1948 Romantic comedy film starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon as a married couple who are soon separated Carnival in Costa Rica ( 1947) is an American musical film directed by Gregory Ratoff and written by Samuel Hoffenstein, John Larkin Captain from Castile is a swashbuckling action adventure film released by 20th Century Fox in 1947. Coney Island is a Peninsula, formerly an island in southernmost Brooklyn, New York City, USA with a Beach on the Atlantic Ocean Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox Tales of Manhattan is a 1942 Black-and-white Anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Orchestra Wives is a 1942 American Musical film starring Ann Rutherford and George Montgomery. Springtime in the Rockies is a Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942 Week-End in Havana is a 1941 Fox Musical film directed by George Marshall. He Married His Wife is a 1940 film about a race horse owner ( Joel McCrea) who wants his ex-wife ( Nancy Kelly) to remarry so he'll no longer have Lucky Cisco Kid is a 1940 Western film directed by H Bruce Humberstone. For the Mary Pickford film see The Little Princess (1917 film; for the remake starring Liesel Matthews see A Little Princess (1995 film The Little Frontier Marshal is a 1939 western film starring Randolph Scott as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. My Lucky Star may refer to My Lucky Star (series (放羊的星星 a Taiwanese drama starring Jimmy Lin and Yoo Ha Na Ali Baba Goes to Town is a 1937 movie starring Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, and Roland Young. Wee Willie Winkie is a 1937 Adventure film starring Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, C Clive of India is a 1935 Drama film based on Lord Robert Clive 's historical biography This article focuses on the 1935 film See Metropolitan (film for the 1990 movie of the same name This article is about a cardinal For information on the Russian also called The Red Eminence, see Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov. Diamond Jim is a 1935 Biographical film based on the published biography Diamond Jim Brady by Parker Morell Rendezvous is a 1935 Spy film set in World War I, starring William Powell as an American cryptologist who tangles with The Thin Man was the first of six comic detective Films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a hard-drinking "Cesar Romero". Entertainment Magazine Online. Retrieved on 2007-05-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held

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