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Mel Ferrer | |
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 Ferrer in 1960 | |
| Born | Melchor Gastón Ferrer August 25, 1917 Elberon, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 2, 2008 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
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| Years active | 1937–1998 |
| Spouses | Frances Pilchard
(m. 1937; div. 1939)
(m. 1944; div. 1954)Barbara C. Tripp
(m. 1940; div. 1944)Elizabeth Soukhotine
(m. 1971) |
| Children | 6, including Sean Hepburn Ferrer |
| Relatives | Emma Ferrer (granddaughter) |
Melchor Gastón Ferrer[1][2] (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor and filmmaker. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with Scaramouche, Lili, and Knights of the Round Table. He starred opposite his wife, actress Audrey Hepburn, in War and Peace and produced her film Wait Until Dark. He also acted extensively in European films and appeared in several cult hits, including The Antichrist (1974), The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975), The Black Corsair (1976) and Nightmare City (1980).
- ^ Some sources spell his first name as MELCHIOR but this is incorrect based on Ferrer's records at Princeton University. Also he was named for his paternal grandfather, Melchor Ferrer. And the name MELCHOR G. FERRER was used on the cover of Tito's Hats, a children's book that Ferrer wrote in 1940.
- ^ Ancestry Library Edition[verification needed]