Jose Ferrer
American actor and film director
Born on: January 8, 1912Died on: January 26, 1992
Aged: 80 years 18 days (960 months)
Birth Sign: Capricorn
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television.
He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors during his lifetime and after, with a career spanning nearly 60 years between 1935 and 1992.
He achieved prominence for his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the play of the same name, which earned him the inaugural Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1947.
He reprised the role in a 1950 film version and won an Academy Award for Best Actor, making him both the first Hispanic and the first Puerto Rican–born actor to win an Academy Award.
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