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Frederick Combs is a Actor British born on 11 october 1935 at Portsmouth (United-kingdom)
Frederick Combs (October 11, 1935 – September 19, 1992) was an American film, theater and television actor, playwright and director.
Combs is best known for originating the role of Donald in the play The Boys in the Band and then later in the 1970 film of the same name.
He performed extensively in theater including Franco Zeffirelli's 1963 production of The Lady of the Camellias.
He died in Los Angeles in 1992 of an AIDS-related illness at the age of 56.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 11 october 1935 at Portsmouth (United-kingdom)
Death 19 september 1992 (at 56 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 11 october 1935 at Portsmouth (United-kingdom)
Death 19 september 1992 (at 56 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Combs is best known for originating the role of Donald in the play The Boys in the Band and then later in the 1970 film of the same name.
He performed extensively in theater including Franco Zeffirelli's 1963 production of The Lady of the Camellias.
He died in Los Angeles in 1992 of an AIDS-related illness at the age of 56.
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David (1988)
, 2hDirected by John Erman
Genres Drama
Actors Bernadette Peters, John Glover, Dan Lauria, George Grizzard, Matthew Lawrence, Georgann Johnson
Roles Ken Curtis
Rating69%
The film is based on a book written by Marie Rothenberg and Mel White and relates the true story of David, a child who was burned over 90 percent of his body by his father. The parents were estranged and the non-custodial father, Charles Rothenberg, fled with David in tow to California, but quickly decided that he could not care for David alone. However, rather than return David to his mother's care, the elder Rothenberg used kerosene to set fire to his son while the boy slept in a hotel room. The movie shows how his mother, Marie Rothenberg, coped with the crisis, and the courage and determination of David.
The Users (1978)
, 2h30Directed by Joseph Hardy
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jaclyn Smith, Tony Curtis, Red Buttons, Joan Fontaine, John Forsythe, George Hamilton
Roles Editor
Rating61%
Elena Scheider (Smith) is a prostitute with class who is hired by film producer Adam Baker (Hamilton) to seduce Randy Brent (Curtis), an actor who is working in Phoenix on his latest film The Last Man. Since the death of his wife, who committed suicide by overdose seven years ago, Randy has retired from the screen and he is now seen as a has-been. The Last Man is his first venture since the tragedy, but he has trouble shooting the love scenes. Elena successfully seduces him and he soon falls in love with her. It does not take long before she moves in with him in his mansion in Hollywood.
The Boys in the Band (1970)
, 1h55Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kenneth Nelson, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Laurence Luckinbill, Frederick Combs, Keith Prentice
Roles Donald
Rating75%
The film is set in an Upper East Side apartment in New York City in the late 1960s. Michael, a Roman Catholic sporadically-employed writer, and recovering alcoholic, is preparing to host a birthday party for his friend Harold. Another of his friends, Donald, a self-described underachiever who has moved from the city, arrives and helps Michael prepare. Alan, Michael's (presumably straight) old college roommate from Georgetown, calls with an urgent need to see Michael. Michael reluctantly agrees and invites him to come over.