Marc Lawrence, a belated 110th birthday greeting
Feb 19, 2020 19:13:40 GMT
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Post by mikef6 on Feb 19, 2020 19:13:40 GMT
Marc Lawrence, born February 17, 1910, died November 27, 2005 (95 years old). An actor of range who, because of his acne scarred face, usually ended up playing a gangster of some sort, even though Lawrence could ring variations on the type.
During the Hollywood Red Scare, Lawrence admitted to be a former member of the Communist Party. Even though he Named Names, he was blacklisted and had to flee to Europe to continue working in the movie business.
From the IMDb: Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn once told Lawrence that Johnny Roselli, a notorious gangster, had said that he was the best hood in films. Lawrence himself was often told by Italian hoods in his native New York that he played them better than anyone else; ironically, Lawrence was Jewish.
The brutal fight scene with Gary Cooper in Fritz Lang’s “Cloak and Dagger” (1946)
“Key Largo” (1948) – between Thomas Gomez and Edward G. Robinson
An important role for Lawrence was as Cobby, in “The Asphalt Jungle” (1950), the reluctant low-level book-maker who had to shelter the men planning the big caper.
Lawrence was a familiar face on TV from the 1950s thru his last acting job on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” in 1999.
During the Hollywood Red Scare, Lawrence admitted to be a former member of the Communist Party. Even though he Named Names, he was blacklisted and had to flee to Europe to continue working in the movie business.
From the IMDb: Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn once told Lawrence that Johnny Roselli, a notorious gangster, had said that he was the best hood in films. Lawrence himself was often told by Italian hoods in his native New York that he played them better than anyone else; ironically, Lawrence was Jewish.
The brutal fight scene with Gary Cooper in Fritz Lang’s “Cloak and Dagger” (1946)
“Key Largo” (1948) – between Thomas Gomez and Edward G. Robinson
An important role for Lawrence was as Cobby, in “The Asphalt Jungle” (1950), the reluctant low-level book-maker who had to shelter the men planning the big caper.
Lawrence was a familiar face on TV from the 1950s thru his last acting job on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” in 1999.
