Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford
Lawford in 1955
Born
Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen

(1923-09-07)7 September 1923
London, England
Died24 December 1984(1984-12-24) (aged 61)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1984
Spouses
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    (m. 1954; div. 1966)​
  • Mary Rowan
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    (m. 1971; div. 1975)​
  • Deborah Gould
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    (m. 1976; div. 1977)​
  • Patricia Seaton
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    (m. 1984)​
Children4, including Christopher Lawford
FatherSydney Turing Barlow Lawford

Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (né Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor.[1][2]

He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was a well-known celebrity and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. In later years, he was noted more for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting; it was said that he was "famous for being famous".[3]

  1. ^ (Hischak 2008, p. 420)
  2. ^ Obituary Variety, 26 December 1984.
  3. ^ "Biography for Peter Lawford". Turner Classic Movies.