Actor dean stockwell biography
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Dean Robert Stockwell grew up in North Hollywood, the son of Broadway performers Harry Stockwell and Elizabeth "Betty" Stockwell (née Veronica). His vaudevillian father was a replacement Curly in the original production of "Oklahoma!". He was also a decent tenor whose voice was used for the part of Prince Charming in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Dean's mother was a one-time Broadway chorine who used the stage moniker "Betty Veronica." His older brother was the actor Guy Stockwell.
At the age of seven, Dean made his stage debut in a Theater Guild production of Paul Osborn's The Innocent Voyage, in which his brother was also cast. The play ran for nine month. Dean was eventually spotted by a talent scout, and, on the strength of his performance, was signed by MGM in 1945. Under contract until 1947 (and again from 1949 to 1950), Stockwell became a highly sought-after child star in films like Anchors Aweigh (1945), with G
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The year was 1982. David Lynch was in Mexico, in the end stages of preparations for “Dune.” One day, a guy, slim and pale, with intense eyes, showed up at the studio commissary, and made his way over to Lynch. The stranger introduced himself, saying he was an actor, he loved Frank Herbert’s book, and he wondered if there was a part for him in the movie. Lynch, shaken up by the encounter, apologized and said the movie was already cast. Then John Hurt dropped out of “Dune.” Lynch remembered the encounter and put out the call, offering the role of Doctor Wellington Yueh to the man who had approached him. Much later, Lynch confessed to Dean Stockwell, “If I looked a little strange when you walked into the commissary, it was because I thought you were dead.”
Dean Stockwell, who just died at the age of 85, was not offended. He knew a lot of people felt that way. “I thought you were dead” is indicative of just how far out of the business Sto
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Dean Stockwell
American actor (1936–2021)
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| Born | Robert Dean Stockwell (1936-03-05)March 5, 1936 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 2021(2021-11-07) (aged 85) Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–2015 |
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| Children | 2 |
| Father | Harry Stockwell |
| Relatives | Guy Stockwell (brother) |
| Awards | See list |
Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a career spanning sju decades.[1][2] As a child actor beneath contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he appeared in Anchors Aweigh (1945), Song of the Thin Man (1947), The Green Years (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), The Boy with Green Hair (1948), and Kim