Rita Gam in Night People (1954) - a photo on Flickriver

Rita Gam in Night People (1954)

British postcard in the Celebrity Autograph Series, no. 103. Photo: 20th Century Fox. Rita Gam in Night People (Nunnally Johnson, 1954).

Rita Gam (1927-2016) was an American film and television actress and documentary filmmaker. She was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.

Rita Gam was born in 1927. Her acting career began on Broadway and in television, after which she moved on to films. She first appeared in the film noir The Thief (Russell Rouse. 1952), which starred Ray Milland. She was nominated for a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer. Another interesting film noir was Night People (Nunnally Johnson, 1954) with Gregory Peck. She was a bridesmaid at her good friend Grace Kelly's wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco. In Italy, she starred opposite Alberto Sordi in the comedy Costa Azzurra (Vittorio Sala, 1959) and she was the leading lady of the Peplum Annibale/Hannibal (Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Edgar G. Ulmer, 1959) featuring Victor Mature.

Rita Gam had another notable role as Herodias in King of Kings (Nicholas Ray, 1961) about the life of Christ. She shared the Silver Bear for Best Actress award with Viveca Lindfors at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival, for their performances in No Exit (Tad Danielewski, Orson Welles (uncredited), 1962), based on the play by Jean-Paul Sartre. Later she appeared in small parts in films like Klute (Alan J. Pakula, 1971), before taking up documentary filmmaking. She was married to Thomas Henry Guinzburg, Jr. and director Sidney Lumet. Rita Gam died in 2016 of respiratory failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She was married to director Sidney Lumet and to Thomas Henry Guinzburg, Jr., the first managing editor of The Paris Review and president of Viking Press. Survivors include her daughter, film producer Kate Guinzburg, her son, novelist Michael Guinzburg; and granddaughters Michelle, Olivia and Louisa. Rita Gam was 88.

Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, Wikipedia and IMDb.

And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.

Taken on: May 18, 2023

Tags:

Rita Gam

Rita

American

Actress

Hollywood

Film Star

Movie Star

Starlet

Pin-up

Film

Movie

Star

Cine

Kino

Cinema

Picture

Screen

Movies

Filmster

Vinateg

Postcard

Carte

Postale

Cartolina

Tarjet

Postal

Postkarte

Postkaart

Briefkarte

Briefkaart

Ansichtskarte

Ansichtkaart

MGM

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Celebrity Autograph Series

20th Century Fox

Night People

1954

Autograph

Celebrity « less

Sets appears in: • Celebrity Autograph, Great Britain • Hollywood: Fox and 20th Century Fox stars

Groups appears in: • Vintage Postcards • As She Was more » • Postcards Vintage • Old Hollywood • I Love Postcards! • Movie & TV Show Postcards • Movie Postcards • Actors& Actress • The FABULOUS FIFTIES - 1950s - Moderate Filter • Anything Movies • European Film Star Postcards • ☆Hollywood Movie Stars☆ • Women on postcards • screen goddess • We are Cinema • Vintage Stars • **STARS** (1900-2000) • Vintage American Film Stars • Classic MOVIE STARS Gallery • Movie Posters, Stills, Photos, Lobbies, Ads, & STARS • MUSIC / MOVIE STARS OF PAST & FUTURE • The SCREEN GODDESS : 20th Century Movie Star portraits • Vintage, but Ageless • ALL CELEBRITIES ARCHIVE (Past & Present) • Classic Movie Stars Postcards • A CELEBRITY • MOVIE STAR MONDAY « less

Stats: 2,981 views

go back

Link to this photo view:
Link to this photo large view: