Anthony Perkins April 4 1932 September 12 1992 was an American actor and singer He is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho and his Oscarnominated role in Friendly Persuasion 1956 He made his film debut in The Actress 1953 directed by George Cukor before experiencing success on Broadway with Elia Kazans production of Tea and Sympathy 1955 He quickly became one of Hollywoods biggest stars working alongside actors such as Henry Fonda The Tin Star Sophia Loren Desire Under the Elms Shirley MacLaine The Matchmaker Audrey Hepburn Green Mansions and Gregory Peck Fred Astaire and Ava Gardner On the Beach He left Hollywood in 1960 and had a successful career in Europe where he costarred with Ingrid Bergman Aimezvous Brahms Melina Mercouri Phaedra Brigitte Bardot Une ravissante idiote and Romy Schneider Jeanne Moreau Elsa Martinelli and Orson Welles Le procès He returned to Hollywood in 1968 with Pretty Poison which became a cult classic In the decades that followed his career continued to flourish alongside personalities like Diana Ross Mahogany Jeff Goldblum Remember My Name Elizabeth Taylor Winter Kills John Candy Double Negative and Lauren Bacall Murder on the Orient Express In 1973 he cowrote The Last of Sheila with Stephen Sondheim During his career he won a Golden Globe a Cannes Award and a David di Donatello Award and was nominated for two Tony Awards and one Academy Award Perkins died on September 12 1992 of AIDS complications
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