Portrait of Clifton Webb (ii)

Clifton Webb performed in vaudeville and on Broadway, primarily in musicals, before director Otto Preminger took notice and brought him to Hollywood to appear in the 1944 film noir "Laura". His mother, with whom he lived until her death at age 91, transferred her own theatrical ambitions to the son she called "little Webb." Webb earned an Oscar nomination for best-supporting actor, then two more acting nominations for "The Razor's Edge" (1946) and "Sitting Pretty" (1948). His series of roles as the starchy Mr. Belvedere supposedly mirrored his fussy, abrasive, and condescending real-life persona. His appearance in this portrait is more akin to the "little Webb" his mother envisioned, with soft eyes and a soft smile in traditional portrait posture.
Portrait of Cliton Webb (ii)
Inventory
Collection Number
17653
Building
Current Location
Storage Room 303
Floor
Lower Level/Vault
Description
Details
This is a sepia-toned photograph of Clifton Webb.
Artist
Framed
No
Width
0 inches
Height
19 inches
Length
13 inches
Donor
Donor Name
James R. and Joyce A. Finely and Charles David and Linda Hixon
Library Owns
No
Permissions
Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape
Yes
Reproduce
Library has Photography Rights
Yes
Photograph
Permit the general public to photograph the work
Yes
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