Burton Stephen Burt Lancaster November 2 1913 October 20 1994 was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile which he called The Grin Later he took roles that went against his initial tough guy image In the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his allAmerican image and came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960 He also won a Golden Globe for that performance and BAFTA Awards for The Birdman of Alcatraz 1962 and Atlantic City 1980 His production company HechtHillLancaster was the most successful and innovative stardriven independent production company in Hollywood of the 1950s making movies such as Marty 1955 Trapeze 1956 and Sweet Smell of Success 1957 Lancaster also directed two films The Kentuckian 1955 and The Midnight Man 1974 In 1999 the American Film Institute named Lancaster nineteenth among the greatest male stars of all time Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Lancaster licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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