(11/19) Born Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck in INDIANAPOLIS (BEACH GROVE?)
1892
Move to New York.
1900
"The Brownies" Carnegie Hall.
Quit school. Sang with the Boston Opera Company.
1906
Dance partner with Bonnie Glass.
1910s
Ballroom dancing in New York.
1920
Polly with a Past.
1924
New Toys.
Let Not Man Put Asunder.
1925
The Heart of a Siren.
1930
The Still Alarm.
Returned to the Broadway stage.
1933
"As Thousands Cheer" [introduced song "Easter Parade"].
1939
05/02 - Father, Jacob Grant Hollenbeck, dies in St. Louis.
1940
"The Man Who Came to Dinner" Chicago.
1941
"Blithe Spirit" B'way.
1944
Laura [DVD](1944) DVD One of the greatest Hollywood whodunits ever made, Otto Preminger's noir-flavored thriller stars Dana Andrews as a detective investigating the murder of New York socialite Gene Tierney who becomes infatuated with her image and memory. Memorable support is given by Clifton Webb as a sardonic columnist and Vincent Price as Tierney's callous playboy fiance. 87 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; alternate opening; deleted scene; audio commentary; "Biography" episodes; theatrical trailer. [AN]
The Dark Corner [VHS](1946) VHS Private eye Mark Stevens is a man backed into a corner, framed for the murder of his ex-partner, in an intriguing "film noir" thriller that also stars Lucille Ball as Stevens' lovestruck secretary, Clifton Webb as a well-to-do art dealer and William Bendix in his patented "neanderthalic gunsel" role. 99 min.
The Razor's Edge [DVD](1946) DVD The first film version of W. Somerset Maugham's novel features Tyrone Power as the WWI veteran who turns his back on his materialistic, upper-class friends and embarks on a global search for the meaning of life. Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winner Anne Baxter, and Herbert Marshall as Maugham co-star. 146 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; newsreel footage.
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Moved to 1005 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA.
1948
Sitting Pretty [VHS](1948) VHS Clifton Webb first brought the character of haughty know-it-all Mr. Belvedere to the screen with this popular comedy. As a cover while he researches a book on suburbia, author Webb signs on as the new babysitter/nursemaid for Robert Young and Maureen O'Hara's three rambunctious sons. With Richard Haydn, Ed Begley. 84 min. [AN]
For Heaven's Sake.
Cheaper By The Dozen [DVD](1950) DVD Years before "The Brady Bunch" or "Eight Is Enough," audiences delighted to this endearing film starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy as Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, the proud parents of 12 in early 1900s New England. The ever-fastidious Webb's attempts to keep the household running efficiently drive this nostalgic comedy/drama, based on a true story. With Jeanne Crain, Betty Lynn, Edgar Buchanan. 86 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish.
(03/27) Lux Radio Theatre "The Man Who Came to Dinner".
1951
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell.
Elopement.
1952
Dreamboat.
1953
Mister Scoutmaster.
Titanic [DVD](1953) DVD The fateful maiden voyage of the luxury liner Titanic is stirringly re-created in this Oscar-winning saga that follows the personal dramas of several passengers and the ship's deadly encounter with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Audrey Dalton, Thelma Ritter, and Richard Basehart star. 98 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; documentary; photo gallery; newsreel footage.
"Cheaper by the Dozen" Globe Book Company School Edition.
1954
Three Coins In The Fountain [DVD](1954) DVD Fine performances, gorgeous location shots of Rome and Venice, and the Oscar-winning title tune (sung by an unbilled Frank Sinatra) mark this romantic favorite that follows three American women (Dorothy McGuire, Maggie McNamara, Jean Peters) living in Italy on their search for true love. With Rossano Brazzi, Louis Jourdan, Clifton Webb. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish, French; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; theatrical trailers; newsreel footage; featurette. Woman's World [VHS](1954) VHS Corporate politics, as seen through the eyes of the wives of three auto executives brought to New York to vie for a sales manager position, is the theme of this glossy melodrama. The all-star cast includes Clifton Webb, Lauren Bacall, Fred MacMurray, June Allyson, Cornel Wilde, Arlene Dahl and Van Heflin; theme song performed by Philadelphia's own Four Aces. 94 min.
1956
The Man Who Never Was [DVD](1956) DVD Amazing true-life WWII thriller stars Clifton Webb as a British intelligence officer who conceives an elaborate hoax to dupe the Nazis, planting plans for a false Allied invasion of Greece on a British corpse recovered by the enemy. Stephen Boyd is the German spy trying to verify the dead man's fabricated identity. With Robert Flemyng, Gloria Grahame. 103 min.
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker.
Holiday for Lovers.
1960
10/18 - Mother, Mabelle, dies in Hollywood.
1961
Retired after finishing Satan Never Sleeps.
1962
Satan Never Sleeps [DVD](1962) DVD Leo McCarey ("Duck Soup") helms this memorable Cold War drama following priests William Holden and Clifton Webb as they are stationed at a remote mission outpost in China. As the Communist uprising of 1949 swells, the pair witnesses its devastating effects as they attempt to escape from being persecuted for their beliefs. With France Nuyen, Athene Seyler. AKA: "The Devil Never Sleeps," "Flight from Terror." 125 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
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