American actor (died 1994)

Burt Lancaster

Burton Stephen Lancaster was an American actor. Initially known for playing tough characters with tender hearts, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in films and television series. Lancaster was a four-time nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and he also won two BAFTA Awards, one Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor, one Silver Bear, one Volpi Cup and two David di Donatello awards. The American Film Institute ranks Lancaster as #19 of the greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema.

Born

1913

November 2

Died

1994

Era

1910s

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1994 Died

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The world in 1913

When Burt arrived

april 24 The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
april 4 First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
august 10 Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
august 13 First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.

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Arun Shourie 1941– Indian journalist, economist, and politician, Indian Minister of Communications Daniel Boone 1734–1820 American hunter and explorer (died 1820) David Eden Lane 1938– American white supremacist (died 2007) David Schwimmer 1966– American actor Edward V of England (died 1483) 1470– James Dunn 1901– American actor (died 1967) Johnny Vander Meer 1914–1997 American baseball player and manager (died 1997) Jordan Love 1998– American football player Shah Rukh Khan 1965– Indian film actor, producer and television host

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Also born in 1913

Al Suomi 1913–2014 American ice hockey player and referee (died 2014) Albert Ellis 1913–2007 American psychologist and author (born 1913) Barbara Pym 1913–1980 English author (born 1913) Bear Bryant 1913–1983 American football player and coach (born 1913) Bill Shankly 1913–1981 Scottish footballer and manager (died 1981) Carl F. H. Henry 1913– American theologian and publisher (died 2003) Cho Ki-chon 1913–1951 North Korean poet (born 1913) Ellen Albertini Dow 1913–2015 American actress (born 1913) Erich Priebke 1913–2013 German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre (died 2013)

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