Rita Gam
| Rita Gam | |
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 Gam in the trailer for King of Kings |
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| Born | April 2, 1928 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1950–1997 |
| Spouse | Sidney Lumet (1949-1954) (divorced) Thomas Guinzburg (1956-1963) (divorced) |
Rita Gam (born April 2, 1928) is an American film and television actress and documentary film maker. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
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[edit] Career
Her career began on Broadway and in television, after which she moved on to films, appearing first in the 1952 film noir The Thief, which starred Ray Milland. Another notable role was Herodias in 1961's King of Kings.
She shared the Silver Bear for Best Actress award with Viveca Lindfors at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival, for their performances in Tad Danielewski's No Exit.[1]
Gam appeared in a few more American films before finding work in Europe. She returned to the U.S. to appear in small parts in films including Klute in 1971 before taking up documentary film making.
In 2003 she appeared in the rotating cast of the Off-Broadway staged reading of Wit & Wisdom. [2] In 2004, she appeared in one of a series of ads for the Royal Bank of Scotland.
[edit] Personal life
- Gam's first husband was director Sidney Lumet. In 1956, she married publisher Thomas Guinzburg.The marriages both ended in divorce.[3]
- She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her close friend Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier in Monaco.
[edit] References
- ^ "Berlinale 1962: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1962/03_preistr_ger_1962/03_Preistraeger_1962.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ [http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/shows/wit-and-wisdom_20415 Theatermania profile
- ^ Staff. "RITA GAM REMARRIED; Film Actress Is Wed Here to Thomas H. Guinzburg", The New York Times, March 24, 1956. Accessed September 13, 2010.
- ^ LIFE Magazine, May 5, 1952, page 144
[edit] External links
- Rita Gam at the Internet Movie Database
- Rita Gam at the Internet Broadway Database
- Rita Gam at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
