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Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Cotten worked as an advertising agent after graduating from the Washington, D.C., Hickman School, where he studied acting. His work as a theatre critic inspired him to become more involved in theatre productions, first in Virginia, and later in New York. Cotten made his Broadway debut in 1930, and soon befriended up-and-coming actor/director/producer Orson Welles. In 1937 he joined Welles' Mercury Theatre Company, with which he starred in productions of Julius Caesar and Shoemaker's Holiday.

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  • Joseph Cotton
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  • Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Cotten worked as an advertising agent after graduating from the Washington, D.C., Hickman School, where he studied acting. His work as a theatre critic inspired him to become more involved in theatre productions, first in Virginia, and later in New York. Cotten made his Broadway debut in 1930, and soon befriended up-and-coming actor/director/producer Orson Welles. In 1937 he joined Welles' Mercury Theatre Company, with which he starred in productions of Julius Caesar and Shoemaker's Holiday.
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Birthplace
  • Petersburg, Virginia
Name
  • Joseph Cotten
  • Joseph Cheshire Cotten
Notable Roles
  • Holly Martins
  • Jedediah Leland
  • Uncle Charlie
Birthdate
  • 1905-05-15(xsd:date)
Title
  • Joseph Cotton
Active Years
  • 1938(xsd:integer)
Place of Birth
  • Petersburg, Virginia
Occupation
  • Actor
ID
  • 1072(xsd:integer)
  • 39836(xsd:integer)
Date of Birth
  • 1905-05-15(xsd:date)
First Film
  • Too Much Johnson
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  • Born in Petersburg, Virginia, Cotten worked as an advertising agent after graduating from the Washington, D.C., Hickman School, where he studied acting. His work as a theatre critic inspired him to become more involved in theatre productions, first in Virginia, and later in New York. Cotten made his Broadway debut in 1930, and soon befriended up-and-coming actor/director/producer Orson Welles. In 1937 he joined Welles' Mercury Theatre Company, with which he starred in productions of Julius Caesar and Shoemaker's Holiday. Cotten made his film debut in the Welles-directed short Too Much Johnson, a comedy based on William Gillette's 1890 play. The short was occasionally screened before or after Mercury productions, but never received an official release. Cotten returned to Broadway in 1939, starring as C.K. Dexter Haven in the original production of Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story as well as the 1953 production of Sabrina Fair.
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