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Steiger attended West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, where he showed an early interest in acting. Steiger was born on April 14, 1925, in Westhampton, New York, the only child of Lorraine (née Driver) and Frederick Steiger, [2] [3] of French, Scottish, and German descent. [4] [5] Rod was raised as a Lutheran.
Leaving a Doll's House: A Memoir is an autobiography written by British actress Claire Bloom and published in 1996. Bloom writes about her life, career and relationships, including her first marriage to Rod Steiger.
Her first marriage, in 1959, was to actor Rod Steiger, whom she met when they both performed in the play Rashomon. [45] Their daughter is opera singer Anna Steiger. [45] [28] Steiger and Bloom divorced in 1969. [28] In that same year, Bloom married producer Hillard Elkins. [46] The marriage lasted for three years, and the couple divorced in 1972.
Rod Steiger signed to star in April. [9] Shelley Winters was a leading contender for the female lead. [10] However, in July 1956 the role was given to Diana Dors as part of a long-term contract with RKO; it was her second film in the USA (and for RKO) the first being I Married a Woman (1956). [11]
Rod Steiger's makeup was an early assignment for makeup artist Stan Winston. The Pacific Electric Railway car used in the film had been saved from the scrap heap, refitted with an internal combustion engine, rubber tires, and a steering mechanism, and used in several period films set in Los Angeles before its appearance in this film. In 2001 ...
Three into Two Won't Go (also known as 3 into 2 Won't Go) is a 1969 British drama film directed by Peter Hall, and starring Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, and Judy Geeson. [2] The film was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. [3]
Steiger in Al Capone (1959) Rod Steiger was an American actor who had an extensive career in film, television, and stage. [1] He made his stage debut in 1946 with Civic Repertory Theatre's production of the melodrama Curse you, Jack Dalton!. [2] He worked onstage in a production of An Enemy of the People at the Music Box Theatre.
Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film directed by Delbert Mann in his directorial debut.The screenplay was written by Paddy Chayefsky, expanding upon his 1953 teleplay, which was broadcast on The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and starred Rod Steiger in the title role.