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Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time. Mitchum rose to prominence for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s.

• Born: Robert Charles Durman Mitchum August 6, 1917 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
• Died: July 1, 1997 (aged 79) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
• Cause of death: Lung cancer
• Occupation: Actor, author, composer, singer
• Years active: 1942–1996
• Spouse: Dorothy Spence (1940–97)

Read more about Robert Mitchum at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

LAist Film Calendar 07/07-07/10: No 'Salvation' For Robert Mitchum
LAist - News from LA, 2011-07-07 00:00:00
As temperatures climb outside the cinema, it's high time to relax with one of the coolest actors out of the past. For those unfamiliar, Robert Mitchum excelled at icy antiheroes & haunting psychodrama over a 50 year career that included Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear & Jim Jarmusch's Dead ...

Video: Chateau Marmont's Legendary History
CBS Entertainment Ne, 2010-12-26 16:16:22
From Robert Mitchum to John Belushi to Brittany Spears, the Chateau Marmont has been the place to hang out, and act out, for generations of celebrities. Now, the Chateau is itself the star of a new film from Academy Award winner Sofia Coppola. Bill Whitaker looks at the storied history ...

How Arthur Penn Undid Tony Curtis
NY Times Movies, 2010-10-03 05:41:30
AN ERA OF CHANGEHollywood produced movies like “El Dorado,” with Robert Mitchum; Arthur Penn’s “Bonnie and Clyde”; and “Don’t Make Waves,” with Tony Curtis and Sharon Tate.