José Ferrer - ©Theda Bara

The name I bring to you in this post is that of the Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer, who won the Oscar for best actor in 1951 for his performance in the film: “Cyrano de Bergerac” (1950), based on the play of the same name by Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (1868-1918), playing the role of the skilled and big-nosed swordsman “Cyrano de Bergerac”. He also won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for the same film; and a Tony Award for Best Director in 1952 for: “The Fourposter, Stalag 17, The Shrike”.

José Ferrer has a star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame, at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard, in the motion picture category.

José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón, born January 8, 1912, San Juan, Puerto Rico, died January 26, 1992, Coral Gables, Florida, United States, at age 80.

José Vicente Ferrer was married five times. His first marriage was to German actress Uta Thyra Hagen (1919-2004) from 1938 to 1948; in 1948, after their separation, he married American dancer and actress Phyllis Hill (1920-1993) from 1948 to 1953; in 1953, after their separation, he married a third time, this time to American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002) from 1953 to 1961; the couple separated and got back together in 1964, when they separated permanently in 1967. His last marriage was to British Olympic athlete Stella Daphne Magee (1938-) from 1977 to 1992, who was widowed by the actor. José Ferrer had 11 children: actress Leticia Thyra Ferrer (1940-); American businessman Callum Ferrer (1941-); Spanish dancer George Thomas Ferrer (1943-); Filipino actress Liza Ferrer (1944-); American-Cuban actress Sarah Ferrer (1946-); American actor Miguel Ferrer (1955-2017); American actress Maria Ferrer (1956-); American artist agent Gabriel Ferrer (1957-); American actress Monsita Ferrer (1958-); American actor Rafael Ferrer (1960-) and American ballerina Phyllis Hill Ferrer Overton (1961-).