Burt Lancaster
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11/01/1913
New York, NY |
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| Made his Broadway debut in A Sound of Hunting after being discovered on an elevator by a producer. |
| Partnered with his manager to form his own production company, Hecht-Lancaster, which was the first notable star-owned venture of its kind. |
| Won an athletic scholarship to New York University. |
| At 32, made his film debut in the 1946 film noir piece The Killers. |
| Performed as an acrobat in a circus troupe as a teenager. |
| Declined the title role in Ben-Hur. |
