Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum AFI’S 50 GREATEST AMERICAN SCREEN LEGEND
Born |
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum
August 6, 1917
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
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Died |
July 1, 1997 (aged 79)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
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Cause of death | |
Resting place |
Cremated, his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
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Occupation |
Actor, author, composer, singer
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Years active |
1942–1997
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Spouse(s) |
Dorothy Spence (m. 1940–1997; his death)
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Children |
3; including James Mitchum,Christopher Mitchum, and Petrine Day Mitchum
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Relatives |
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Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer, and singer. Mitchum rose to prominence for his starring roles in several classic films noir, and is generally considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s. His best-known films include The Story of G.I. Joe (1945),Crossfire (1947), Out of the Past (1947), The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Enemy Below (1957), Cape Fear (1962), and El Dorado (1966). Mitchum is rated #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 greatest American screen legends of all time (25 greatest males/25 greatest females).[1]