Greer garson, sunrise at campobello deborah kerr, the sundowners shirley maclaine, the apartment melina mercouri, never on sunday elizabeth taylor, butterfield 8 actor in a supporting role. Jack kruschen actor the apartment canadianborn jack kruschen entered films after years on the stage, and became a dependable character actor both in movies and on television. The story focuses around the few months following the announcement and how jack deals with it. Jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, ray walston, jack kruschen, david lewis, hope holiday, joan shawlee, naomi. Baxter, a gogetting office worker who loans his tiny apartment to his philandering superiors for their romantic trysts. Jack kruschen, a versatile character actor whose six decades in movies and television included an oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his 1960 role in the apartment, died on april 2. Jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, ray walston, jack kruschen, david lewis, hope holiday, joan shawlee, naomi stevens, johnny.
Jack is a 15 year old guy, pretty average, whose father suddenly announces he is gay. Bud baxter jack lemmon is a lonely office drudge at a national insurance corporation in a highrise building in new york city. The apartment by billy wilder billy wilder, jack lemmon. Diamond, starring jack lemmon and shirley maclaine, alongside fred macmurray, ray walston, jack kruschen, david lewis, willard waterman, david white. Dreyfuss, the physician neighbor of executiveonthemove c. Shirley maclaine and billy wilder in the apartment 1960 jack lemmon and shirley maclaine in the apartment 1960 jack lemmon and fred. The supporting cast includes fred macmurray, ray walston, jack kruschen, david lewis, willard waterman, david white, hope holiday, and edie adams. One such hook was the passing of the key to baxters apartment. Bud is attracted to the elevator operator, fran kubelik, who in turn is having an affair with buds immediate boss, sheldrake. Jack kruschen timeline featuring tv shows and other. Jack kruschen plays doctor dreyfuss who thinks that jack lemmon as c. The clear bluray case and the book are housed in a box, expertly crafted. Bud baxter jack lemmon is a lowly manhattan office drone with a lucrative sideline in renting out his apartment to adulterous company bosses and their mistresses.
April 2, 2002kenneth kochg lspyros kyprianou jack kruschen 2002 deaths. May 23, 2002 jack kruschen, a versatile character actor whose six decades in movies and television included an oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his 1960 role in the apartment, died on april 2. He runs into trouble when he finds himself sharing a girlfriend shirley maclaine with his callous boss fred macmurray. Sheldrake fred macmurray begins using baxters apartment in exchange for promoting him, baxter is disappointed to learn that sheldrakes mistress is fran kubelik shirley maclaine, the elevator girl at work whom baxter. The film also starred shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, and jack kruschen. While trying to romance beautiful elevator operator fran kubelik shirley maclaine, he starts letting his married managers use his bachelor pad for their trysts in order to advance his career. The apartment by billy wilder goodreads share book. Dreyfuss, baxters longsuffering neighbor, were overlooked. Jack kruschen, a character actor with a flair for dialects who received an oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his 1960 role in the. Shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, ray walston, jack kruschen. Jack kruschen, versatile character actor whose six decades in movies and.
Often cast as ethnic comedy relief, kruschen occasionally landed a role as a villain, but was more often the volatile, emotional italian or jewish neighbor. Baxter jack lemmon lends his upper west side apartment to company bosses to use for extramarital affairs. Radio spirits blog archive happy birthday, jack kruschen. Another example of this would have to be the broken compact mirror revelation that shows jack that shirleys character is having an affair with his boss, without a single. Jack kruschen makes a funny doctorneighbor who mistakes mr. Bud baxter jack lemmon, a young, single accountant at a big insurance company who wins brownie points with the higherups by lending them his upper. The 1960 academy awards were presented april 17, 1961 at the santa monica civic auditorium. Baxter, a gogetting office worker who loans his tiny apartment to his. An ambitious insurance clerk lets the company executives use his apartment for their affairs, and discovers that one of them is seeing the girl he has fallen for. Best cinematography in blackandwhite for joseph lashelle. Billy wilders the apartment blends his customary harsh cynicism with a humane streak that appears only fleetingly in his films. In that film, jack lemmon gave a brilliant performance as jerrydaphne. With audio commentary from film producer and afi member bruce block and two featurettesincluding a loving tribute to actor jack lemmonthis special collectors edition is your chance to own one. A tireless tv performer, kruschen has guested in a variety of roles on most of the top video offerings, and was a regular in the 1977 sitcom busting loose, playing the father of adam arkin.
Jacks jewish neighbor, as played magnificently by jack kruschen, who happens to be a doctor that jack needs the services of halfway through the story. List of top 10 great jack kruschen movies and tv shows the. The apartment is a beautifully judged piece of writing saved from cynicism by wilder and diamonds tenderness towards their central characters. Jack kornfield was born july 16, 1945 as a fraternal twin to a family of four boys. Shirley maclaine, jack lemmon, ray walston, fred macmurray, jack kruschen. Winner of five 1960 academy awards, including best picture, the apartment is legendary director billy wilder at his most scathing and satirical best. Kruschens wideranging film work included an academy award nomination as best supporting actor for his performance as dr. Feb 12, 2008 while not a sad movie by any means, the apartment is a wonderful and rare film that manages to blend both the joy and pathos of life into firstrate entertainment. Widely regarded as a comedy in 1960, the apartment seems more melancholy. The apartment differs from the abovementioned 1950s dramas in two important ways. The supporting cast includes fred macmurray, ray walston, jack kruschen, david lewis, willard waterman, david white, hope holiday and edie adams. While trying to romance beautiful elevator operator fran kubelik shirley maclaine, he starts letting his married managers use his bachelor pad for their trysts in order to. List of top 10 great jack kruschen movies and tv shows.
Watch jack kruschen exclusive videos, interviews, video clips and more at. Baxter, an ambitious insurance clerk desperate to get ahead at work. But his plan backfires when he discovers that his boss fred macmurray is pursuing an affair with fran. Full house is an american television sitcom created by jeff franklin for abc. Jack kruschen, 80, a stalwart of radio, tv and the movies the. The apartment is a 1960 american comedydrama film produced and directed by billy wilder, which stars jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, and fred macmurray. Jack kruschen, 80, a stalwart of radio, tv and the movies. The tone is just right and homes tackles the story beautifully, making jack a totally credible character. Diamond, starring jack lemmon and shirley maclaine. Baxter jack lemmon in the oscar winner for best picture, the apartment 1960. Sheldrake, he not only advances his career, but his own love life as well. With audio commentary from film producer and afi member bruce block and two featurettesincluding a loving tribute to actor jack lemmonthis special collectors edition is your chance to own one of the finest. They may be accessed by the bibliography tab at the top of most pages, or via the related topics box in the sidebar.
So jack kruschen played the role and received an oscar nomination. Aug 12, 2008 its a classic new york story, about c. The only thing is there are not that many tenants in the complex except for some ghostly ones and a. The apartment is a 1960 american romantic comedydrama film that was produced and directed by billy wilder, and which stars jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, and fred macmurray calvin clifford c. The apartment also won the bafta award for best film for jack lemmon and shirley maclaine and also both won a bafta and a golden globe awards each for their performances. The show chronicles the events of widowed father danny tanner who enlists his brotherinlaw jesse katsopolis and best friend joey gladstone to help raise his three daughters, oldest d. Jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, ray. Baxter jack lemmon is a lowlevel paperpusher for an nyc insurance giant. The apartment is a 1960 american romantic comedydrama film that was produced and directed by billy wilder, and which stars jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, and fred macmurray. Nndb has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. The apartment is a 1960 romantic comedydrama film produced and directed by billy wilder from a screenplay he cowrote with i. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. In 1960, following on from the success of their collaboration on some like it hot, director billy wilder reteamed with actor jack lemmon for what many consider the pinnacle of their respective careers. In addition, lemmon, maclaine, jack kruschen, cinematographer joseph lashelle and sound director gordon e.
Lemmon for a ladies man, and ray walston and david lewis are amusing and slightly sordid wolves. Bud baxter, an insurance clerk who, in the hope of climbing the corporate ladder, lets more senior coworkers use his upper west side apartment to conduct extramarital affairs. Nominees lemmon, maclaine and jack kruschen, who played the kindly dr. Kruschen was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actor for his role as dr. Edie adams, jack kruschen, david lewis, shirley maclaine. With jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, ray walston. Relatively inactive after 1980, jack kruschen made a welcome return in pbs 1993 adaptation of arthur millers the american clock. Id have signed even if he said he was going to do the phone book, the actor noted. Jack kruschen biography from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jacob kruschen march 20, 1922 april 2, 2002 was a jewish character actor who. Description above from the wikipedia article jack kruschen, licensed under cc. A man rents an apartment so that he can write his book without any interruptions and ends up looking after the apartment complex while the owner goes off for a few days. Jack kruschen was a wellknown film actor who is known for his excellent contribution in the film industry. They may be accessed by the bibliography tab at the top of most pages, or via the related topics box in.
We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. See which distinctions were awarded to the apartment, 1960, directed by billy wilder, with jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, fred macmurray. He runs into trouble when he finds himself sharing a girlfriend shirley maclaine with his callous boss. Achetez the apartment limited edition a petit prix. Jacob jack kruschen march 20, 1922 april 2, 2002 was a canadian character actor who worked primarily in american film, television and radio. As you go through top rated jack kruschen movies and tv shows, you will be able to understand the forte of the actor and his excellent accuracy with. By providing a perfect hideaway for philandering bosses, the ambitious young employee reaps a series of undeserved promotions. He had been ill for several years, his family said, and died while traveling. The following year, wilder and lemmon struck gold again, this time with the apartment, a funny, rueful, biting comedydrama, completely unlike some like it hot. Lemmon for a ladies man, and ray walston and david lewis are amusing and slightly. Best books for talking about rape and sexual assault. The apartment won many honors, including academy awards for best picture, best director, best writing, art direction alexander trauner and edward g. He made appearance in the first version of mclintock. Jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, ray walston, jack kruschen.
Trevor howard, sons and lovers burt lancaster, elmer gantry jack lemmon, the apartment laurence olivier, the entertainer spencer tracy, inherit the wind best actress. Sheldrake fred macmurray begins using baxters apartment in exchange for promoting him, baxter is disappointed to learn that sheldrakes mistress is fran kubelik shirley maclaine, the elevator girl at work whom baxter is interested in himself. The apartment is a 1960 american romantic comedy film produced and directed by billy wilder from a screenplay he cowrote with i. Jack lemmon, shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, ray walston, jack kruschen, david lewis, hope holiday, joan. Junior burke knocks james deans badboygonetoosoon off the iconic pedestal in his latest book, the cold last swim. Widely regarded as a comedy in 1960, the apartment seems more melancholy with each passing year. Aabest supporting actor jack kruschen nominated academy awards for best writing. Kornfield experienced difficulty early in life at the hands of his father, a workaholic scientist, who kornfield has described as paranoid, violent, and abusive.
Probably not, despite its brilliant script, exceptional cast and performances, perfect direction, and its positive message against sexual. Jack lemmon played the schnook who lends out his apartment for his bosss sexual trysts, only to fall in love with the bosss girl played by shirey maclaine. While not a sad movie by any means, the apartment is a wonderful and rare film that. The apartment by billy wilder billy wilder, jack lemmon, shirley. The apartment on bluray billy wilders acerbic look at corporate life stars jack lemmon as c. Jack lemmon scores in billy wilder film by bosley crowther. Baxter, an office clerk who curries favor with the executives in his office by giving them the key to his small apartment for the odd afternoon dalliance. The apartment directed by billy wilder available on vhs. The book comes in a cardboard cast along with a plastic case for the bluray. Bud baxter knows the way to success in business its through the door of his apartment.
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