| Rugged,
athletic, handsome and carrying a personality larger than life,
Burt Lancaster achieved great success from his first film, “The
Killers”, to his last, “Field of Dreams”.
He delivered thoughtful, sensitive performances from film noir
to Westerns to melodrama. Lancaster and his manager formed their
own production company, Hecht-Lancaster, the first notable star-owned
venture of its kind. “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral”,
“From Here to Eternity” and “The Birdman of
Alcatraz” were some of his most loved films. In 1960 Burt
won an Academy Award for his exceptional portrayal of the title
character in “Elmer Gantry.”
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