Robert La Tourneaux
Robert La Tourneaux | |
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St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Died | June 3, 1986 New York City, U.S. | (aged 44)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960s–1983 |
Robert La Tourneaux (August 10, 1940 – June 3, 1986) was an American
Biography
Robert Earl LaTurno was born in
After the film version of The Boys in the Band[4] was released La Tourneaux's career declined.[citation needed] His only other film performances were a supporting part in the Roger Corman film Von Richthofen and Brown (1971) and the independent film Pilgrimage.[5][6] He also had a small role in a 1974 made-for-television version of the Maxim Gorky play Enemies.
On stage, La Tourneaux appeared in a small role in a Broadway revival of The Merchant of Venice; he was slated to appear in the 1977 Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Vieux Carré, but was dropped from the cast prior to the show's opening.[1]
The
Unable to secure work as an actor, La Tourneaux began
La Tourneaux also gave an interview to a gay magazine naming his famous married
In 1983, La Tourneaux was arrested for assault after trying to extort money from a client and was incarcerated at the Rikers Island prison.[1] While in prison, La Torneaux attempted suicide.[7]
In the early 1980s, La Tourneaux developed
Work
- Love of Life (1951, TV series) - Jimmy Stanhope (1965-66)
- The Doctors (1963, TV series) - Mike Powers (1967)
- Illya Darling (1967 Broadway production)
- The Boys in the Band (1968 play) - Cowboy Tex
- The Boys in the Band (1970, film) - Cowboy Tex
- Von Richthofen and Brown (1971, film) - Ernest Udet
- Pilgrimage (1972, film) - Peter
- The Merchant of Venice (1973 Broadway production)
- Enemies (1974, TV film) - Officer (final television appearance)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8230-8830-0. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ The AIDS Memorial
- ^ "Lortel Archives listing". Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (18 March 1970). "The Boys in the Band (1970)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Filmography for Robert La Tourneaux". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ "AllMovie | Movies and Films Database | Movie Search, Ratings, Photos, Recommendations, and Reviews". AllMovie.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8021-4317-4.
- ^ Riedel, Michael (23 June 1996). "Boys to Men Successes and Sorrows". The Daily News. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ The Boys in the Band DVD, "The Film" special feature