Victor Mature
| Victor Mature | |
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circa 1940s
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| Born |
Victor John Mature January 29, 1913 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1999 (aged 86) Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1939–84 |
| Spouse(s) |
Frances Charles (m. 1938–40) Martha Stephenson Kemp (m. 1941–43) Dorothy Standford Berry (m. 1948–55) Adrienne Joy Urwick (m. 1959–69) Loretta G. Sebena (m. 1974–99) 1 daughter |
Victor John Mature (January 29, 1913 – August 4, 1999) was an American stage, film and television actor who starred most notably in several Biblical movies during the 1950s and was known for his dark good looks and mega-watt smile. His best known film roles include One Million B.C. (1940), My Darling Clementine (1946), Kiss of Death (1947), Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Robe (1953). He also appeared in a large number of musicals opposite such stars as Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable.
Mature was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His father, Marcello Gelindo Maturi, later Marcellus George Mature, was an Italian-speaking immigrant from the town of Pinzolo, in the Italian part of the former County of Tyrol (now Trentino in Italy, at that time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire); he was a . His mother, Clara P. (Ackley), was Kentucky-born and of Swiss heritage. An older brother, Marcellus Paul Mature, died at 11 in 1918 from osteomyelitis. Victor Mature attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky, the Kentucky Military Institute, and the Spencerian Business School. He briefly sold candy and operated a restaurant before moving to California.
Mature studied and acted at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. For three years he lived in a tent in the backyard of Mrs Willigan, a mother of a fellow student, Catherine Lewis. He was spotted by an agent for Hal Roach while acting in a production of To Quito and Back. Mature signed a seven-year contract with Roach in September 1939.
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