Rita Gam
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Gam in 1969
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| Born | April 2, 1927 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1950-1997 |
| Spouse(s) | Sidney Lumet (m.1949-1954) Thomas Guinzburg (m.1956-1963) 2 children |
| Children | Kate Guinzburg (b. 1957) |
Rita Gam (born April 2, 1927) is an American film and television actress and documentary filmmaker. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.
Career
Gam was born to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gam, and raised in New York City. Her acting career began on Broadway and in television, after which she moved on to films. She appeared first in the 1952 film noir The Thief, which starred Ray Milland. In October 1952 she signed a long-term MGM contract.[1] Another notable role was Herodias in 1961's King of Kings.
She shared the Silver Bear for Best Actress award with Viveca Lindfors at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival, for their performances in Tad Danielewski's No Exit.[2]
In 1963, Gam was a leading member of The Minnesota Theatre Company in the opening season of The Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis.[citation needed] Gam appeared in a few more American films before working in Europe. She returned to the U.S. to appear in small parts in films, including Klute in 1971, before taking up documentary film making.[citation needed]
In 2003 she appeared in the rotating cast of the Off-Broadway stage reading of Wit & Wisdom.[3] In 2004, she appeared in one of a series of ads for the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Personal life
Gam's first husband was director Sidney Lumet. The marriage ended in divorce, and Lumet married socialité Gloria Vanderbilt. In 1956 she married publisher Thomas Guinzburg. This also ended in divorce.[4] She was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her close friend Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier in Monaco. Gam is of French and Romanian ancestry.[5]
Selected filmography
- The Thief (1952)
- Saadia (1953)
- Night People (1954)
- Sign of the Pagan (1954)
- Magic Fire (1955)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
- Mohawk (1956)
- Sierra Baron (1958)
- Wild Cats on the Beach (1959)
- Hannibal (1959)
- King of Kings (1961)
- No Exit (1962)
- Shoot Out (1971)
- Klute (1971)
- Such Good Friends (1971)
- The Gardener (1974)
- Midnight (1989)
References
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- ↑ Staff. "RITA GAM REMARRIED; Film Actress Is Wed Here to Thomas H. Guinzburg", The New York Times, March 24, 1956; accessed September 13, 2010.
- ↑ LIFE Magazine, May 5, 1952, p. 144
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- Rita Gam at the Internet Movie Database
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- Rita Gam at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Rita Gam at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection
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- 1927 births
- Living people
- Actors Studio members
- Actresses from New York City
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players
- American people of French descent
- American people of Romanian descent
- Ethical Culture Fieldston School alumni
- Silver Bear for Best Actress winners
- 20th-century American actresses
