Profile
Burt Lancaster
Actor
Male
Born
Nov 2, 1913
Hometown
Manhattan, New York
Died
Oct 20, 1994
Other Names
Lancaster, Burton...
Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique, blue eyes and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). After initially building his career on "tough guy" roles Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image… Read More
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News + Updates
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Burt Lancaster On Tcm: The Leopard, Scorpio, The Killers Alt Film Guide (Blog)Google News - Aug 26, 2011
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Random Notions And Fipperies Huffington Post (Blog) (Satire)Google News - Aug 25, 2011
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In 'The Leopard,' An Epic's Lush Canvas New York TimesGoogle News - Aug 24, 2011
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Lancaster, Mirren, And Kerr In New Prints Series At The Mfa Boston GlobeGoogle News - Aug 13, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1913
Birth
Born on November 2, 1913.
TWENTIES
1935
21 Years Old
Lancaster vigorously guarded his private life. He was married three times. His first two marriages ended in divorce — to June Ernst from 1935 to 1946, and to Norma Anderson from 1946 to 1969.
1939
25 Years Old
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However, in 1939, an injury forced Lancaster to give up the profession, with great regret.
1942
28 Years Old
He then found temporary work until 1942 — first as a salesman for Marshall Fields, and then as a singing waiter in various restaurants.
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1943
29 Years Old
He served with General Mark Clark's Fifth Army in Italy from 1943–1945.
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THIRTIES

In 1953, Lancaster played one of his best remembered roles with Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity.
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FORTIES

1954
40 Years Old
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In 1954, they collaborated again on His Majesty O'Keefe, with Lancaster acting and Hecht producing.
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1960
46 Years Old
The company dissolved in 1960, but Hecht would produce two more films in which Lancaster acted, under Norma Productions, (1961) and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962).
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1963
49 Years Old
Lancaster was a vocal supporter of liberal political causes, and frequently spoke out in support of racial minorities, including at the March on Washington in 1963.
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FIFTIES

1968
54 Years Old
In 1968, Lancaster actively supported the presidential candidacy of antiwar Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, and frequently spoke on his behalf during the Democratic primaries.

1972
58 Years Old
He heavily campaigned for George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election.
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LATE ADULTHOOD

1980
66 Years Old
As Lancaster grew older, he became increasingly plagued by atherosclerosis, barely surviving a routine gall bladder operation in January 1980.

1983
69 Years Old
Following two minor heart attacks he had to undergo an emergency quadruple heart bypass in 1983, after which he was extremely weak, but he still managed to attend a 1988 Congressional hearing with old colleagues such as Jimmy Stewart and Ginger Rogers to protest media magnate Ted Turner's plan to colorize various black-and-white films from the 1930s and 1940s.
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1986
72 Years Old
Spanish music group Hombres G released an album named La cagaste, Burt Lancaster (You messed up, Burt Lancaster) in 1986.

1988
74 Years Old
He campaigned for Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.
1990
76 Years Old
His third marriage, to Susan Martin, was from September 1990 until his death in 1994.
1994
81 Years Old
He died in his Century City apartment in Los Angeles from a third heart attack at 4:50 A.M. on October 20, 1994 at the age of 80.
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