Rita Gam
Rita Gam (born April 2, 1927 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † March 22, 2016 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress .
life and work
Rita Gam, who appeared as the bridesmaid at Grace Kelly's wedding with Prince Rainier of Monaco , has appeared in 24 films since 1952. The most famous were Hannibal by Edgar G. Ulmer in 1959 and King of Kings by Nicholas Ray in 1961 . There are also appearances in various television series. She last appeared as an actress in the mid-1990s.
In 1953 she was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category Best Young Actress with the film I am a nuclear spy by director Russell Rouse . For No Exit she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 1962 Berlinale .
Cecil B. DeMille initially wanted to cast Rita Gam for The Ten Commandments , but in talks with the director she declined the part because she considered herself too irreligious.
Rita Gam was married twice; between 1949 and 1954 with the director Sidney Lumet and between 1956 and 1963 with the publisher Thomas Guinzburg, with whom she also had two children. She died in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 88.
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: I'm a Nuclear Spy (The Thief)
- 1953: The Invisible Web (Night People)
- 1953: Saadia
- 1954: Attila, the Hun King (Sign of the Pagan)
- 1955: Women around Richard Wagner (Magic Fire)
- 1956: Mohawk
- 1958: The Sierra Baron (Sierra Baron)
- 1959: Hannibal (Annibale)
- 1960: King of Kings (King of Kings)
- 1962: Closed Society (No Exit)
- 1970: Klute
- 1970: Shoot Out - Settlement in Gun Hill (Shoot Out)
- 1986: Distortions
Web links
- Rita Gam in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rita Gam in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Rita Gam in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
- Rita Gam in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Barnes: Rita Gam, Glamorous Actress in 1950s Films, Dies at 88. In: hollywoodreporter.com. March 22, 2016, accessed on March 22, 2016.
- ↑ Actress Rita Gam died at the age of 88. (No longer available online.) In: deutschlandfunk.de. Deutschlandradio , March 23, 2016, archived from the original on March 25, 2016 ; accessed on March 23, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gam, Rita |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 2016 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |