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Liberace est un Acteur Américain né le 16 mai 1919 à West Allis (Etats-Unis)
Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987), mononymously known as Liberace, was an American pianist and entertainer.
A child prodigy and the first generation son of working class immigrants, Liberace's career spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements.
At the height of his fame from the 1950s to the 1970s, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established residencies in Las Vegas, and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, acquiring the sobriquet "Mr. Showmanship".
Liberace was recognized during his career with two Emmy Awards, six gold albums and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Liberace also released a book on his life, and performed 21 sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall which set box office records a few months before his death in Palm Springs, California on February 4, 1987.
Throughout his career, Liberace publicly denied his homosexual orientation and successfully sued both The Daily Mirror newspaper and Confidential magazine, who reported some of his gay relationships, winning damages and legal fees. Toward the end of his life, his former chauffeur and lover, Scott Thorson, unsuccessfully sued him for palimony, slander and conversion of property. Liberace's death remains controversial because there had been rumors prior to his death that he had contracted HIV, which his management, publicist, friends, and even Liberace himself denied. Against the wishes of his estate, the Riverside County coroner ordered an official autopsy and determined that Liberace had died of an AIDS-related illness, making him the second major celebrity after Rock Hudson to officially succumb to the illness during the early days of media frenzy surrounding the disease.
Worth over $110 million at the time of his death, Liberace bequeathed the bulk of his estate to his scholarship foundation. His official museum closed its doors in 2010 due to an economic downturn. In November 2013, a few dozen of his famous costumes and cars went on display for a six-week period at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas in an exhibition titled "Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful", Liberace's unofficial motto, and an often-used one liner from his act.
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Liberace
Nom de naissance Władziu Valentino Liberace
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 16 mai 1919 à West Allis (Etats-Unis)
Mort 4 février 1987 (à 67 ans) à Palm Springs (Etats-Unis)
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 16 mai 1919 à West Allis (Etats-Unis)
Mort 4 février 1987 (à 67 ans) à Palm Springs (Etats-Unis)
A child prodigy and the first generation son of working class immigrants, Liberace's career spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements.
At the height of his fame from the 1950s to the 1970s, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established residencies in Las Vegas, and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, acquiring the sobriquet "Mr. Showmanship".
Liberace was recognized during his career with two Emmy Awards, six gold albums and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Liberace also released a book on his life, and performed 21 sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall which set box office records a few months before his death in Palm Springs, California on February 4, 1987.
Throughout his career, Liberace publicly denied his homosexual orientation and successfully sued both The Daily Mirror newspaper and Confidential magazine, who reported some of his gay relationships, winning damages and legal fees. Toward the end of his life, his former chauffeur and lover, Scott Thorson, unsuccessfully sued him for palimony, slander and conversion of property. Liberace's death remains controversial because there had been rumors prior to his death that he had contracted HIV, which his management, publicist, friends, and even Liberace himself denied. Against the wishes of his estate, the Riverside County coroner ordered an official autopsy and determined that Liberace had died of an AIDS-related illness, making him the second major celebrity after Rock Hudson to officially succumb to the illness during the early days of media frenzy surrounding the disease.
Worth over $110 million at the time of his death, Liberace bequeathed the bulk of his estate to his scholarship foundation. His official museum closed its doors in 2010 due to an economic downturn. In November 2013, a few dozen of his famous costumes and cars went on display for a six-week period at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas in an exhibition titled "Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful", Liberace's unofficial motto, and an often-used one liner from his act.
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Do I Sound Gay? (2015)
, 1h17Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Documentaire
Thèmes Sexualité, Homosexualité, LGBT, LGBT
Acteurs George Takei, Margaret Cho, Louis C.K., Truman Capote, Liberace, Stephen Fry
Rôle Lui-même
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Good night, and good luck. (2005)
, 1h33Réalisé par George Clooney
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Thriller, Biographie, Documentaire, Historique
Thèmes Film sur un écrivain, Journalisme, Politique, La télévision, Politique
Acteurs David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Grant Heslov, Frank Langella
Rôle Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Note73%
Comment dans les années 50, Edward R. Murrow, le présentateur du journal télévisé américain de CBS de l'époque, et le producteur Fred Friendly (George Clooney) contribuèrent à la chute du sénateur Joseph McCarthy, à l'origine de la chasse aux sorcières qui visait à chasser les communistes (période du maccarthisme). Ce film offre une réflexion sur le rôle des médias dans la société.
Taxi zum Klo (1981)
, 1h31Genres Drame, Comédie, Documentaire, Romance
Thèmes Sexualité, Homosexualité, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentaire sur les villes, LGBT, LGBT
Acteurs Magdalena Montezuma, Tabea Blumenschein, Liberace
Rôle Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Note64%
Frank Ripploh se réveille. Encore nu, il va sur le palier pour voler le journal de la voisine, mais sa porte se referme derrière lui. Il doit alors demander à sa voisine de passer par son balcon pour rentrer chez lui. En classe, il raconte aux écoliers sa mésaventure du matin, en mimant le passage d'un balcon à l'autre. On le voit ensuite, en manteau de cuir, aller dans des toilettes où des hommes guettent le passage d'autres hommes en se masturbant. Il s'enferme dans une cabine où, assis, il corrige des cahiers tout en regardant par une ouverture un homme qui se caresse les fesses. Ce dernier sort, un autre homme prend sa place et introduit son sexe dans le glory hole.
Le cher disparu (1965)
, 2h2Réalisé par Tony Richardson
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Robert Morse, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger, Jonathan Winters, John Gielgud, Liberace
Rôle M. Starker, le vendeur de cercueils
Note68%
Ayant gagné un billet d'avion, le jeune britannique Dennis Barlow s'envole pour Los Angeles afin de rendre visite à son oncle Sir Francis Hinsley qui travaille pour un studio d'Hollywood. Mais peu après, Hinsley est renvoyé et met fin à ses jours en se pendant. Devant organiser les obsèques, Dennis est incité par les membres de la communauté britannique locale, chère à son oncle, à dépenser l'argent de son héritage pour qu'il soit inhumé dans un cimetière de prestige, Whispering Glades (« Les Clairières Chuchotantes »).
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
, 1h37Réalisé par Alvin Ganzer
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Musical
Thèmes La musique, Lié à la musique classique, Le jazz, Musique, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Connie Francis, Harve Presnell, Peter Noone, Liberace, Sue Ane Langdon, Fred Clark
Rôle Lui-même
Note48%
Sincerely Yours (1955)
, 1h55Réalisé par Gordon Douglas
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Musical, Romance
Thèmes Théâtre, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Liberace, Joanne Dru, Dorothy Malone, Alex Nicol, William Demarest, Lori Nelson
Rôle Anthony Warrin
Note53%
Footlight Varieties (1951)
, 1h1Réalisé par Benjamin Stoloff, D. W. Griffith, Hal Yates
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Musical
Acteurs Leon Errol, Mamie Van Doren, Liberace, Red Buttons, Dorothy Granger, Bess Flowers
Rôle Lui-même
Note53%
Le Bistrot du péché (1950)
, 1h28Réalisé par H. Bruce Humberstone
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Aventure, Policier
Acteurs Macdonald Carey, Shelley Winters, Liberace, Luther Adler, Frank Lovejoy, Helena Carter
Rôle Maestro
Note57%