Hurd Hatfield
from the trailer for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Birth name	William Rukard Hurd Hatfield
Born	December 17, 1917(1917-12-17) New York City, New York, USA
Died	December 26, 1998 (aged 81) Rathcormac, County Cork, Republic of Ireland

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Biography

Hatfield was born in New York City, and was educated at Columbia University before travelling to London, England where he studied drama and began acting in theater. He returned to America for his film debut in Dragon Seed (1944). New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Alma Mater Columbia University in the City of New York is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... Katharine Hepburn in Dragon Seed. ...

Career

His second film, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), is arguably the film he is best remembered for. As Oscar Wilde's ageless hero, Hatfield received widespread acclaim for his good looks as much as for his acting ability. This article is about the 1945 film. ... Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. ...

His subsequent films, The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946), The Beginning or the End (1947), and The Unsuspected (1947) were successful, but Hatfield's career began to lose momentum very quickly. The Beginning or the End is a 1947 film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Brian Donlevy and Hume Cronyn. ... The Unsuspected is a 1947 film starring Claude Rains. ...

His other films include Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950), King of Kings (as Pontius Pilate) (1961), El Cid (1961), Harlow (1965), The Boston Strangler (1968), King David (1985), Crimes of the Heart (1986), and Her Alibi (1989). King of Kings is a 1961 American motion picture epic made by Samuel Bronston Productions and distributed by MGM. It is a retelling the story of Jesus from his birth to his crucifixion and Resurrection. ... Ecce Homo (Behold the Man!), Antonio Ciseris depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus to the people of Jerusalem. ... El Cid is a 1961 historical epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with The Rank Organisation and released by Allied Artists. ... Harlow is the title of two competing biographical films released through Paramount Pictures and the foreign film distributor Magna Pictures, both portraying the life of actress Jean Harlow. ... The Boston Strangler is the pseudonym given to Albert DeSalvo (September 3, 1930 - November 26, 1973), a serial killer active in Boston, Massachusetts (United States) in the early 1960s. ... King David is a film about the ancient king of Israel, King David. ... Crimes of the Heart is a 1986 film which tells the story of three estranged sisters who reunite at the family home in Mississippi. ... Her Alibi is a 1989 American romantic comedy directed by Bruce Beresford, written by Charlie Peters, and starring Paulina Porizkova, Tom Selleck, and William Daniels. ...

He also appeared frequently on television and received an Emmy Award nomination for the made-for-television movie The Invincible Mr. Disraeli (1963). Among his many television credits are three guest appearances on Murder, She Wrote opposite his The Picture of Dorian Gray costar, Angela Lansbury, who had become a lifelong friend, and who also had a home in County Cork. An Emmy Award. ... Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher Murder, She Wrote was a popular, long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ... The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel written by Oscar Wilde, and first came out as the lead story in Lippincotts Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890. ... Angela Lansbury CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a four-time Tony-winning, six-time Golden Globe-winning, three-time Oscar-nominated, and eighteen-time Emmy-nominated English actress. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2006) 480,909 (including City of Cork); 361,766 (without Cork City) Website: www. ...

In 1966 he appeared on the television series The Wild Wild West in an episode entitled The Night of the Man-Eating House. In a twist on his Dorian role his character start as a creaky old man who, upon entering a house inhabited by the ghost of his mother, was turned back into a youthful Confederate soldier. The Wild Wild West 1990s VHS release. ... TV Show Reference Episode is the word usually used to refer to a part of a serial television or radio program. ...

In his later years Hatfield was noted for his youthful appearance, and in interviews would joke about the picture he was hiding in his attic, in reference to Dorian Gray.

According to the magazine Film in Review, Hatfield was ambivalent about Dorian Gray, feeling that it had typecast him. "You know, I was never a great beauty in Gray," he is reported to have said, "and I never understood why I got the part and have spent my career regretting it."^[1]

Private life

Having been introduced to Ireland by his friend Angela Lansbury, Hatfield lived at Ballinterry House Rathcormac, County Cork, Republic of Ireland from the early 1970s. A keen collector of antiques and art, he referred to Ballinterry House as a painting when he would never quite finish. He died peacefully in his sleep at the country home he loved so much of a heart attack, aged 81, after having had Christmas dinner with friends. Angela Lansbury CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a four-time Tony-winning, six-time Golden Globe-winning, three-time Oscar-nominated, and eighteen-time Emmy-nominated English actress. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2006) 480,909 (including City of Cork); 361,766 (without Cork City) Website: www. ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ...

Both his home, Ballinterry House and his collection were inherited by his long time close friend and colleague Maggie Williams, who maintained the historic Irish country home exactly as it was at the time of Hatfield's death. The house was sold at the end of 2006 and the entire contents of the 'Hurd Hatfield Collection' was sold at an on the premises 'Country House Antique & Fine Art Auction' in March 2007.

References

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