Victor Mature
Born
Jan. 29, 1915
in Louisville, KY
Died
Aug. 4, 1999
of cancer in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Victor Mature, the brawny, broad-shouldered actor, was one of Hollywood's first beefcake stars. Mature, who played numerous leads during the 1940s and '50s, including Doc Holliday in John Ford's "My Darling Clementine," was a shrewd real estate investor who was able to retire decades before his death in 1999. He had been lured out of retirement only a few times since the mid-1960s. Mature appeared in 72 movies — many of them forgettable — and was often cast in roles that allowed him to appear shirtless and display his powerful physique. By the late 1940s, however, he gained critical acclaim in such films as "Cry of the City" and "Kiss of Death." In "My Darling Clementine," he portrayed Doc Holliday and was paired with Henry Fonda, who played Wyatt Earp. The 1946 version of the fabled gunfight at the O.K. Corral is considered one of Ford's finest films. Among Mature's most acclaimed films were "The Shanghai Gesture" (1941), directed by Josef von Sternberg; "My Gal Sal" (1942), with Rita Hayworth; "I Wake Up Screaming" (1941), with Betty Grable; "Wabash Avenue" (1950), again with Grable; "The Robe" (1953), as the slave Demetrius; a sequel, "Demetrius and the Gladiators" (1954); and "Chief Crazy Horse" (1954), in which he played the title role.
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Three thoughts about Victor Mature
Of course Victor Mature deserves a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; to even question it is ludicrous. He was a very talented actor though he was not always given the kind of role that substantiated his ability as an actor. He was very comfortable in his own skin and performed with such ease and grace the he made it look effortless. He was an extremely attractive and well built man and I think many fellow actors, gentlemen of the press and male critics were jealous of him and would not recognize his talent. But he rose above it and behaved admirably in the face of much unjust criticism. He was intelligent, humble, generous and very likable, a real person, unaffected by stardom. I wish I could shake his hand right now and tell him so. Victor Mature deserved much more than a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame!!!
hello , I would love to have met victor mature, he was friendly with everyone he met, what other places in the world did he visit and like, I know he like travel and he like to meet people. I love reading the interviews that people had victor mature and also became friends, I would love read as more interviews but do not where to find them , I live in uk england, but I will be sending flowers victor matures B/DAY.
hello, my first email to you about the actor victor mature, someone read comments and said they have not seen me or we have not talked for 42 yrs, I would like if the person could leave more details or name I cannot think who it could be could you give me more detail please , your name or email address, I hope the people at the newspaper do not mind me writing this note . thank you valerie sheen.
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