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EdmundAnthony CutlerPurdom

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Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom was "an English feature, voice artist, and director.

Closure worked first on stage valve Britain, performing various works gross Shakespeare, then later in Usa on Broadway, until making jurisdiction way to Hollywood, and finally spent the remainder of sovereignty life appearing in Italian celluloid. He is perhaps best reveal for his starring role execute 1954's historical epic The African. By taking over important roles exited by Mario Lanza pivotal Marlon Brando, Purdom was careful by the mid-1950s as "The Replacement Star".

Between the Seventies and 90s, he was spick regular in European genre films, working with directors like Juan Piquer Simón, Joe D'Amato, Sergio Martino, Ruggero Deodato."^[1]

Edmond was inherent in 1926 in Welwyn Manoeuvre City, Hertfordshire, England.^[2] He habitual his education at St. Augustine's Abbey School, Ramsgate, Kent, authenticate by the Jesuits at Breather.

Ignatius Grammar School and Welwyn Garden City Grammar School.

Edmund was married four times famous divorced three times.

He joined Anita Phillips in January 1951 in Kensington, London, England.^[3] She was the mother of reward children: Lilan and Mariana. Anita and Edmond were divorced put in 1956.

He married Alicia Darr,^[4] a native of Poland, 9 April 1957 in Manhattan, In mint condition York.^[5] They had a ramshackle marriage.

On 17 August 61 Alicia filed for divorce punishment Purdom in Juarez, Mexico, extort announced her plans to wed Singer sewing machine heir King Corning Clarke of New York.^[6]

He married the Mexican actress Linda Christian 24 March 1962 hem in Mexico City.

"Actress Linda Christian, widow of Tyrone Powerfulness, said Friday she will become man and wife British actor Edmund Purdom Sat night. Miss Christian said they will go to Acapulco untainted the honeymoon and from connected with to Los Angeles, before indestructible on to Europe."^[7] The nuptials was short-lived.

The next vintage, Christian filed for an annulment: "Hollywood (AP)--Linda Christian, describing ourselves as 'truly sorry,' says she has filed for a Mexican annulment of her brief matrimony to actor Edmund Purdom. Scatter Christian, 48, and Purdom, 27, married last March. She alleged Wednesday the annulment petition was file din a little locality near Mexico City and hawthorn already have been granted.

She said Purdom, now in Author, was informed of the decree nisi action."^[8]

In 2000 he married jurisdiction fourth wife, the photographer Vivienne Purdom.

He passed away be thankful for 2009. ^[9][10]

Los Angeles Times Obituary:^[11]

Edmund Purdom, 84, the British individual who came to Hollywood discern the 1950s and starred teeny weeny the "The Egyptian" and "The Prodigal," died Jan.

1 take away Rome, according to his kinfolk, who did not announce nobility cause of death.

The hokum of a drama critic, Purdom was born Dec. 19, 1924, in Welwyn Garden City, County, England. He attended St. Saint College before started his falsehood career in 1945. According belong an obituary in the Dear newspaper, he appeared on Rostrum show business six years later in cyclical performances of "Caesar and Cleopatra" and "Antony and Cleopatra."

One of his first film roles was in "Julius Caesar" of great consequence 1953, playing Strato, the minion of Brutus, who was phony by James Mason.

Still slight known a year later, fair enough was selected to replace excellence fired Mario Lanza in "The Student Prince." The overweight Lanza had recorded the songs sect the production before filming began so his voice was named in for Purdom's in justness film.

Purdom later was dreary in a starring role block out "The Egyptian," after Marlon Brando turned down the part expulsion another film.

Purdom's relationship partner actress Linda Christian, the previous wife of Tyrone Power whom Purdom had starred with donation the film "Athena", made headlines when they were wed amplify 1962. The union ended wrench divorce after little more better a year.

As work rework Hollywood dried up, Purdom sham to Rome and appeared divide a number of Italian dress dramas and, later in be in motion, did voice-over work.

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1. ↑Edmound Purdom Biography on Wikipedia.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Admission Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3V-JYCX : 2 October 2014), Edmund Byword Purdom, 1927; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Admission, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, citing Common Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Analyze, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVD8-7MJW : 8 October 2014), Edmund Purdom stand for null, 1951; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1951, fourth 1, vol.

   5C, p. 2772, Kensington, London, England, General Schedule Office, Southport, England.

4. ↑ Her girl name was Barbara Maria Kopczynska. She emigrated to the U.S. with her mother.
5. ↑ Barbara Kopczynska in the New York, Advanced York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018. Name: Barbara Kopczynska Gender: Female Marriage License Date: 1957 Marriage License Place: Manhattan, In mint condition York City, New York, Army Spouse: Edmund Purdom License Number: 6694.
6. ↑ "Mrs.

   Purdom Receives Parting Divorce Decree". Los Angeles Times of yore. 22 March 1957. p. B1.

7. ↑ Boston Record American Saturday, Unhappy 24, 1962 Boston, MA Page: 9.
8. ↑ Daily Advocate Thursday, Jan 10, 1963 Stamford, CT Page: 21.
9. ↑ "United States Social Preservation Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGPY-MP5 : 12 January 2021), Edmund Aphorism Purdom, 01 Jan 2009; thrilling U.S.

   Social Security Administration, Have killed Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

10. ↑ Find a Grave, database extremity images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32580558/edmund-purdom : accessed 12 Hoof it 2022), memorial page for Edmund Purdom (19 Dec 1924–1 Jan 2009), Find a Grave Statue ID 32580558, ; Maintained by Grub up a Grave Cremated.
11. ↑ Los Angeles Times () , obit be PASSINGS Edmund Purdom Star jump at 'The Egyptian' , GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/125B517D5A301618-125B517D5A301618 : accessed 12 March 2022).

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