| LC control no. | no2006075171 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Culliton, Patrick |
| Birth date | 1944-09-18 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors |
| Found in | Houdini unlocked, 1997: t.p. (Patrick Culliton) Houdini's strange tales, 1992: page 4 of cover (Patrick Culliton has spent most of his adult life onstage or in front of the camera; his screen appearances include roles in the disaster epic Towering Inferno and the cult classic The Beguiled (as the love interest of Oscar-winner Geraldine Page); on the stage, he has co-starred with Bette Midler in the Rock Opera Tommy, and played leads in musical comedy, as well as straight dramatic roles throughout the United States; as a youngster he became fascinated with the life of Harry Houdini and he has continued to study the man and his mysteries for over thirty-five years; his lecture on the great magician won for him magic's equivalent of the Academy Award: the trophy wand for lecturer of the year from the Magic Castle in Hollywood) IMDb, May 12, 2016 (Patrick Culliton; actor; born September 18, 1944 in Los Angeles, California; the actor Wallace Ford was an uncle as was Ted Haworth, the Oscar-winning art director; Rita Hayworth was a cousin; he served with the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta, Republic of Vietnam, from November, 1968 to September, 1969; for his service, he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart; returning to civilian life, Patrick acted both on stage and on screen for the next thirty years; at the same time, Patrick established himself as the leading authority on mystery man Harry Houdini and has worked or consulted on many media projects about him; Patrick has one child, Kieran Culliton, born in 1991) |
| Associated language | eng |
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