Burt Lancaster
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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 ca
Lancaster in Desert Fury in 1947
Group portrait of the Circus Unit of the WPA Federal Theatre Project, with Lancaster standing at the back
Lancaster and Nick Cravat performing with the Federal Theatre Project Circus (1935–38)
1945 Military discharge form saved from the 1973 National Personnel Records Center fire
The Swimmer (1968 film)
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The Swimmer is a 1968 American drama film directed by Frank Perry. Starring Burt Lancaster in the title role, the film is based on the 1964 short story "The Swimmer" by John Cheever as adapted by Elea
Burt Lancaster
…President in Seven Days in May. Then, in 1966, he played an explosives expert in the western The Professionals. Although the reception of his 1968 film The Swimmer was initially lackluster upon release, in the years after it has grown in stature critically and attained a cult following. In 1970, Lancaster starred…
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Burt Lancaster filming with Barbara Loden, before she was replaced with Janice Rule in the role of Shirley Abbott