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Joseph Cotten, a one-time professional fooball player and advertising solicitor, returns to the Broadway stage after a four-year hiatus. A top star for many years in motion picutres, on stage and television, Mr. Cotten, since his first stage job on Broadway in an unsuccessful endeavor called "Absent Father," has brought poise and authority and brisk professional skill to his many varied roles. A founder, along with Orson Welles and Agnes Moorehead, of the celebrated Mercury Theatre, he was also one of its most renowned performers, winning accolades for his portrayals in "Julius Ceasar" and "The Shoemaker's Holiday." Later he starred with Katharine Hepburn in "The Philadelphia Story," both on Broadway and its subsequent tour. During the New York run of "The Philadelphia Story" he was summoned to Hollywood by Orson Welles to appear in one of the most celebrated of American films, "Citizen Kane." He remained with Welles for "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Journey Into Fear," which they also adapted for the screen, then starred in such films as "Shadow of a Doubt," "Gaslight," "I'll Be Seeing You," "Duel in the Sun," "Love Letters, "Portrait of Jenny," "The Third Man," "Two Flags West," "Niagara," "September Affair" and many others. In 1953, Mr. Cotten returned to the Broadway stage with the late Margaret Sullavan in "Sabrina Fair" and a few years later appeared with Arlene Francis in "Once More With Feeling." He has been actively engaged for the past few years with television. Offstage, Mr. Cotten has a collection of Commedia dell' Arte figurines, etchings and paintings which is considered one of the finest in the world. He is married to actress Patricia Medina. |
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