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Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He first gained worldwide fame as the star of the Orson Welles films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay. He went on to star in such popular films as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Duel in the Sun (which remains one of the top 100 highest grossing films of all time when adjusted for inflation), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948) and The Third Man (1949).

• Born: Joseph Cheshire Cotten May 15, 1905 Petersburg, Virginia
• Died: February 6, 1994 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: 1937–1981
• Spouse: Lenore Kipp (m.1931–1960; her death) Patricia Medina (m.1960–1994; his death)
• Awards: Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1949 Portrait of Jennie

Read more about Joseph Cotten at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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Today In Theatre History: MARCH 28
Playbill Combined , 2010-03-28 04:00:00
1939 Philip Barry tells The Philadelphia Story at the Shubert Theatre in New York. Katharine Hepburn, Van Heflin, Shirley Booth, and Joseph Cotten star. Robert Edmond Jones designs the sets and lighting, Robert Sinclair stages. It will run a year.