Dan Duryea (January 23, 1907 â€" June 7, 1968) was an American actor
in film, stage, and television. Known for portraying a vast range of
character roles as a villain, he nonetheless had a long career in a
wide variety of leading and secondary roles.Born and raised in White
Plains, New York, Duryea graduated from White Plains High School in
1924 and Cornell University in 1928. While at Cornell, Duryea was
elected into the prestigious Sphinx Head Society, Cornell's oldest
senior honor society. He majored in English with a strong interest in
drama, and in his senior year succeeded Franchot Tone as president of
the college drama society.As his parents did not approve of his choice
to pursue an acting career, Duryea became an advertising executive.
After six stress-filled years, he had a heart attack that sidelined
him for a year.Returning to his earlier love of acting and the stage,
Duryea made his name on Broadway in the play Dead End, followed by The
Little Foxes, in which he portrayed Leo Hubbard. He also appeared on
Broadway in Many Mansions (1937) and Missouri Legend (1938).
in film, stage, and television. Known for portraying a vast range of
character roles as a villain, he nonetheless had a long career in a
wide variety of leading and secondary roles.Born and raised in White
Plains, New York, Duryea graduated from White Plains High School in
1924 and Cornell University in 1928. While at Cornell, Duryea was
elected into the prestigious Sphinx Head Society, Cornell's oldest
senior honor society. He majored in English with a strong interest in
drama, and in his senior year succeeded Franchot Tone as president of
the college drama society.As his parents did not approve of his choice
to pursue an acting career, Duryea became an advertising executive.
After six stress-filled years, he had a heart attack that sidelined
him for a year.Returning to his earlier love of acting and the stage,
Duryea made his name on Broadway in the play Dead End, followed by The
Little Foxes, in which he portrayed Leo Hubbard. He also appeared on
Broadway in Many Mansions (1937) and Missouri Legend (1938).
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