Clint Kimbrough

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Louis Lacy Clinton Kimbrough

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Louis Lacy Clinton Kimbrough[1] (March 8, 1933 – April 9, 1996) was an American actor.

Early life

Kimbrough was born in Oklahoma City on March 8, 1933, to parents Fred and Lucinda (Yoakum) Kimbrough. After his birth, his family moved to Allen, Oklahoma, where Kimbrough attended Allen High School (AHS), graduating in 1951.

Kimbrough demonstrated theatrical ability while still at school. In 1948, as President of Allen's Teen Town, he helped produce the "Gay Nineties Ball".[2] As a junior at AHS, he wrote, produced and directed the 1950 senior play, a full-length production entitled Broadway. After graduating from AHS, Kimbrough enrolled for a year at Oklahoma University.[3]

He then completed two years in the US Signal Corps, stationed in Korea, before he made his professional stage debut in Brandon Thomas's play Charley's Aunt in 1953 aged 20, billed as "Lewis Clinton Kimbrough".[3]

American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Actors Studio

Kimbrough subsequently enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Shortly thereafter, with the help of fellow Oklahoman Lonny Chapman, Kimbrough joined Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio, an incubator for acting talent. Kimbrough gained a reputation for his ability to understand the character he was asked to play.[4] His work with The Actors Studio resulted in his first film role, The Strange One, which used a cast and crew entirely of Actors Studio personnel. An appearance in A Face in the Crowd followed, and Kimbrough established a working relationship with director Elia Kazan that lasted ten years.[citation needed]

Theater

Kimbrough appeared in an 11-month Broadway run of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, directed by José Quintero. During the 1960s, Kimbrough worked in the theater and on Broadway, performing the works of Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Neil Simon, Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams.

Television

In the late 1950s, Kimbrough appeared on live television on numerous occasions, including weekly shows such as Westinghouse Studio One, G.E. Theater and U.S. Steel Hour. He was in an NBC TV production of Our Town, again directed by José Quintero.

Film

Kimbrough had a feature role in Hal B. Wallis's 1958 Hot Spell. He moved from New York to Hollywood in the late 1960s and developed an association with Roger Corman, known as "King of the B Movies", with roles in several 1970s film productions, such as Von Richthofen and Brown, Bloody Mama, Crazy Mama and the Nurse movies.[5] He directed The Young Nurses.[6]

Personal life and death

Kimbrough was at one time married to Frances Doel, writer of Crazy Mama.[citation needed] He died from pneumonia on April 9, 1996, at the age of 63.[1][7]

Clint Kimbrough Film Festival

Since 2007, a film festival has taken place in Allen, Oklahoma during the annual Alumni Weekend in June, aiming to acquaint the public with Kimbrough's career and work.[citation needed]

Performance history

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Louis Lacy Clinton Kimbrough (1933–1996) buried in Allen Cemetery located in Allen, OK | People Legacy". peoplelegacy.com.
  2. ^ Daily Oklahoman, September 26, 1948
  3. ^ a b c Ada Evening News, July 12, 1953
  4. ^ a b Ada Evening News, December 22, 1957
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roger Corman; J. Philip Di Franco; Karyn G. Browne (1979). The Movie World of Roger Corman. Chelsea House Publishers. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-87754-050-2. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vagg, Stephen (27 September 2025). "The Nurses Cycle Part 3 – Nurses, Teachers, Stewardesses and Models". Filmink. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Animals: Letters Between Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy. Chatto & Windus. 2013. p. 217. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  8. ^ Picnic, American Academy of Dramatic Arts Program, October 28, 1955
  9. ^ Dulcy, American Academy of Dramatic Arts Program, March 29, 1956
  10. ^ a b Mister Roberts, New York City Center Program, December 16, 1965
  11. ^ South Pacific, New York City Center Program, April 29, 1957
  12. ^ a b Daily Oklahoman, November 15, 1959
  13. ^ a b Sunday Oklahoman, September 4, 1960
  14. ^ Daily Northwestern, July 9, 1963
  15. ^ Daily Northwestern, July 19, 1963
  16. ^ Appleton Post Crescent, July 24, 1963
  17. ^ Daily Northwestern, August 15, 1963
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Faye Dunaway; Betsy Sharkey (December 1997). Looking for Gatsby. Simon and Schuster. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-671-67526-4. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  19. ^ a b Las Cruces Sun News, October 3, 1971
  20. ^ Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, October 29, 1965
  21. ^ Sunday Post Crescent, November 21, 1965
  22. ^ Sunday Post Crescent, February 27, 1966
  23. ^ The Harvard Crimson, October 29, 1966
  24. ^ El Paso Herald Post, September 30, 1972

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