- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Wikipedia
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1955 American three-act play by Tennessee Williams Burl Ives, and Ben Gazzara The play was adapted as a film of the same name in 1958, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman as Maggie and Brick, with Ives and Madeleine Sherwood recreating their stage roles Williams made substantial excisions and alterations
- Ben Gazzara, Original Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Dies at 81
Two years later he was a star, creating the role of Brick in Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and, later in 1955, playing morphine-addicted war veteran Johnny Pope in Michael V Gazzo's A Hatful
- Ben Gazzara: Anatomy of a Murder, The Strange One
Ben Gazzara, who was featured on Broadway in the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and in movies by the likes of John Cassavetes, Otto Preminger, and Peter Bogdanovich, died at age 81 earlier today in New York City
- Big Lebowski and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof star Ben Gazarra dies at 81
Ben Gazzara, star of the original 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' on Broadway and the film 'The Big Lebowski,' has died at age 81 Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Mr Gazzara died
- On This Day: March 24, 1955: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened on Broadway.
Young actor Ben Gazzara, cast as Brick, was well-known at the Actors Studio, but this role would make him a star Gazzara wrote in his autobiography: When I was cast to play Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof it was a dream come true Every actor wished to be in a Tennessee Williams play directed by Elia Kazan
- Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY - TODAY
Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a
- Ben Gazzara, a Life on the Stage - The New York Times
An intense actor, Ben Gazzara’s career included his role as Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway
- Three-Time Tony-Nominated Actor Ben Gazzara Dies at 81
Influential actor of the stage and screen Ben Gazzara, a veteran of the original Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway and more than 55 films, passed away from pancreatic cancer at Bellevue
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