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1912–1992 · Santurce · Actor • Director • Producer

Actor, director, and producer noted for his Academy Award-winning performance in Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). Born January 8, 1912, in Santurce, Ferrer made his film debut with Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc in 1948, for which he received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Active in both theater and film, Ferrer portrayed Iago in a stage production of Othello (1943) and Toulouse-Lautrec in the film Moulin Rouge (1952). He directed the plays Stalag 17 (1951) and The Shrike (1952). His later films include Dune (1984). He died January 26, 1992, in Miami, Florida.