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Richard Selzer
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Overview
Born
August 29
,
1922
·
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
October 19
,
2008
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
(complications from an intestinal infection)
Birth name
Richard Sylvan Selzer
Nicknames
Mr. Blackwell
Richard Blackwell
Mini Bio
Richard Selzer was born on August 29, 1922 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and costume designer, known for
Juvenile Court (1938)
,
Promises..... Promises! (1963)
and
Truck Turner (1974)
. He died on October 19, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Trivia
Most famous role as Mr. Blackwell, annually giving his list of 10 best dressed and 10 worst dressed women.
Former fashion designer.
Created the Worst-Dressed Women's List.
Started his career as a Broadway actor but moved on to fashion, launching his first line of clothing in the late 1950s.
Quotes
On
Dustin Hoffman
in
Tootsie (1982)
: He's better as a woman. If I were him, I'd *never* get out of drag.
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