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Ricardo Cortez

January 20, 2023

For the American mathematician, see Ricardo Cortez (mathematician).

Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Kranze[1][2][3] or Jacob Krantz;[4] September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career.[3][5]

Ricardo Cortez
Cortez in 1935
Born
Jacob Kranze or
Jacob Krantz

(1900-09-19)September 19, 1900
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1977(1977-04-28) (aged 76)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Other namesJack Crane
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
Years active1917–1960
Spouses
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(m. 1926; died 1931)​
Christine Coniff Lee
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(m. 1934; div. 1940)​
Margaret Belle
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(m. 1950)​

Early years

Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob Krantz in New York City to Sarah (née Lefkovitz) and Morris Krantz.[6] Along with his brother Stanley Cortez (born Stanislaus Krantz), he was raised in a Jewish family in New York City.[7] (Vienna has been incorrectly cited as his birthplace.)[note 1][7][8] He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City.[2][9]

Prior to entering the film business, he was an amateur boxer and worked on Wall Street as a runner.[3]

Film career

Acting

Hollywood executives changed his name from Krantz to Cortez to capitalize on his handsome Latin-like features and the popularity of the silent film era's "Latin lovers" such as Rudolph Valentino, Ramon Novarro and Antonio Moreno. When it began to circulate publicly that Cortez was not actually Latin, the studios attempted to pass him off as French before a final Viennese origin story was promoted.[citation needed]

Cortez appeared in over 100 films. He began his career playing romantic leads, and when sound cinema arrived, his strong delivery and New York accent made him an ideal heavy. While his main focus was character acting, he occasionally was able to play leading men. He played opposite Joan Crawford in Montana Moon (1930), and was the first actor to portray Sam Spade in the original pre-Code version of The Maltese Falcon (1931); the latter film was later overshaded by the 1941 remake with Humphrey Bogart in the lead. He co-starred with Charles Farrell and Bette Davis in The Big Shakedown (1934), and with Al Jolson and Dolores del Río in Wonder Bar (1934). In 1936, Cortez replaced Warren William as Perry Mason in The Case of the Black Cat.

Directing

 
Poster for Girl in 313 (1940)

Cortez directed seven films for 20th Century Fox from 1938 through 1940, all of them "program pictures made on a shoestring for the express purpose of filling the bottom half of the mandatory double bill ..."[10] His first film as director was Inside Story, which was assigned to Cortez in the spring of 1938 but was not released until 1939. He also directed Chasing Danger, The Escape (1939), Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939), City of Chance (1940), Free, Blonde and 21 (1940), and Girl in 313 (1940).[10]

Personal life

Cortez married silent film actress Alma Rubens on February 8, 1926. They had previously married on January 30, but it was invalid due to Rubens's divorce not being finalized. The couple separated in 1930, and she had sued him for divorce when she died of pneumonia on January 21, 1931.[10][11] Cortez married Christine Conniff Lee on January 8, 1934, but they divorced in 1940.[citation needed]

After retiring from the film business in the late 1950s, Cortez returned to New York, and began working as a stockbroker for Salomon Brothers on Wall Street.[citation needed]

Death

Cortez died in Doctors Hospital in New York City in 1977 at age 77[8] and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.[citation needed]

Recognition

Cortez has a star at 1500 Vine Street in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960.[12]

Filmography

 
Cortez and Helen Twelvetrees in Her Man (1930)
 
Mary Astor and Cortez in Behind Office Doors (1931)

Notes

  1. ^ Cortez' obituary in The New York Times cites Vienna as his birthplace, and the book A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 describes him as "Jacob Kranze, Viennese émigré".

References

  1. ^ "Did Sigrid Gurie Hoax Sam Goldwyn?". The Des Moines Register. Iowa, Des Moines. May 8, 1938. p. 49. Retrieved August 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ a b Grandon, Robert (July 25, 1932). "Jacob Kranze Gives Clark Gable a Run". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Utah, Ogden. Publishers Syndicate. p. 4. Retrieved August 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ a b c Skolsky, Sidney (June 21, 1934). "Tintypes". Daily News. New York, New York City. News Syndicate Co., Inc. p. 50. Retrieved August 18, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Room, Adrian (2012). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 118. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Ricardo Cortez:The 'Latin' from Manhattan". Films of the Golden Age (88): 50–51. Spring 2017.
  6. ^ Neste, Dan Van (March 15, 2017). "Cortez biography".
  7. ^ a b Letter of the Department of Health, City of New York, 8 October 2000. mentioned in: Rudolf Ulrich (Hrsg.): Österreicher in Hollywood. Neuauflage, Verlag Filmarchiv Austria, Wien 2004, ISBN 3-901932-29-1, p. 597
  8. ^ a b . The New York Times. New York, New York City. United Press International. April 29, 1977. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  9. ^ Wilson, Victoria (2015). A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940. Simon and Schuster. p. 197. ISBN 9781439194065. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  10. ^ a b c Van Neste, Dan (August 2017). "'Von Stroheim of the B's'". Classic Images (506): 39–44, 56.
  11. ^ "Divorce? Not at Present Says Alma". The Milwaukee Sentinel. June 9, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  12. ^ . Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.

Bibliography

  • Van Neste, Dan. The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez. Albany, GA: BearManor Media, 2017. ISBN 978-1-62933-128-7

External links

 
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For the American mathematician see Ricardo Cortez mathematician Ricardo Cortez born Jacob Kranze 1 2 3 or Jacob Krantz 4 September 19 1900 April 28 1977 was an American actor and film director He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career 3 5 Ricardo CortezCortez in 1935BornJacob Kranze orJacob Krantz 1900 09 19 September 19 1900New York City U S DiedApril 28 1977 1977 04 28 aged 76 New York City U S Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery Bronx New York CityOther namesJack CraneOccupationsActorfilm directorYears active1917 1960SpousesAlma Rubens m 1926 died 1931 wbr Christine Coniff Lee m 1934 div 1940 wbr Margaret Belle m 1950 wbr Contents 1 Early years 2 Film career 2 1 Acting 2 2 Directing 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Recognition 6 Filmography 7 Notes 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External linksEarly years EditRicardo Cortez was born Jacob Krantz in New York City to Sarah nee Lefkovitz and Morris Krantz 6 Along with his brother Stanley Cortez born Stanislaus Krantz he was raised in a Jewish family in New York City 7 Vienna has been incorrectly cited as his birthplace note 1 7 8 He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City 2 9 Prior to entering the film business he was an amateur boxer and worked on Wall Street as a runner 3 Film career EditActing Edit Hollywood executives changed his name from Krantz to Cortez to capitalize on his handsome Latin like features and the popularity of the silent film era s Latin lovers such as Rudolph Valentino Ramon Novarro and Antonio Moreno When it began to circulate publicly that Cortez was not actually Latin the studios attempted to pass him off as French before a final Viennese origin story was promoted citation needed Cortez appeared in over 100 films He began his career playing romantic leads and when sound cinema arrived his strong delivery and New York accent made him an ideal heavy While his main focus was character acting he occasionally was able to play leading men He played opposite Joan Crawford in Montana Moon 1930 and was the first actor to portray Sam Spade in the original pre Code version of The Maltese Falcon 1931 the latter film was later overshaded by the 1941 remake with Humphrey Bogart in the lead He co starred with Charles Farrell and Bette Davis in The Big Shakedown 1934 and with Al Jolson and Dolores del Rio in Wonder Bar 1934 In 1936 Cortez replaced Warren William as Perry Mason in The Case of the Black Cat Directing Edit Poster for Girl in 313 1940 Cortez directed seven films for 20th Century Fox from 1938 through 1940 all of them program pictures made on a shoestring for the express purpose of filling the bottom half of the mandatory double bill 10 His first film as director was Inside Story which was assigned to Cortez in the spring of 1938 but was not released until 1939 He also directed Chasing Danger The Escape 1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence 1939 City of Chance 1940 Free Blonde and 21 1940 and Girl in 313 1940 10 Personal life EditCortez married silent film actress Alma Rubens on February 8 1926 They had previously married on January 30 but it was invalid due to Rubens s divorce not being finalized The couple separated in 1930 and she had sued him for divorce when she died of pneumonia on January 21 1931 10 11 Cortez married Christine Conniff Lee on January 8 1934 but they divorced in 1940 citation needed After retiring from the film business in the late 1950s Cortez returned to New York and began working as a stockbroker for Salomon Brothers on Wall Street citation needed Death EditCortez died in Doctors Hospital in New York City in 1977 at age 77 8 and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx citation needed Recognition EditCortez has a star at 1500 Vine Street in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame It was dedicated on February 8 1960 12 Filmography Edit Cortez and Helen Twelvetrees in Her Man 1930 Mary Astor and Cortez in Behind Office Doors 1931 The Fringe of Society 1917 scenes deleted film debut The Imp 1919 as Minor Role uncredited The Gentleman from America 1923 as Minor Role uncredited Sixty Cents an Hour 1923 as William Davis Children of Jazz 1923 as Ted Carter Hollywood 1923 as Himself The Call of the Canyon 1923 as Larry Morrison The Next Corner 1924 as Don Arturo A Society Scandal 1924 as Harrison Peters The Bedroom Window 1924 as Robert Delano The City That Never Sleeps 1924 as Mark Roth Feet of Clay 1924 as Tony Channing This Woman 1924 as Whitney Duane Argentine Love 1924 as Juan Martin The Spaniard 1925 as Don Pedro de Barrego The Swan 1925 as Dr Walter the Tutor Not So Long Ago 1925 as Billy Ballard In the Name of Love 1925 as Raoul Melnotte The Pony Express 1925 as Jack Weston Torrent 1926 as Don Rafael Brull Volcano 1926 as Stephane Sequineau The Cat s Pajamas 1926 as Don Cesare Gracco The Sorrows of Satan 1926 as Geoffrey Tempest The Eagle of the Sea 1926 as Capt Sazarac New York 1927 as Michael Angelo Cassidy Mockery 1927 as Captain Dimitri By Whose Hand 1927 as Agent X 9 The Private Life of Helen of Troy 1927 as Paris The Orchid Dancer 1928 as Yoanes Etchegarry dit Jean Barliave Ladies of the Night Club 1928 as George Merrill Prowlers of the Sea 1928 as Carlos De Neve The Grain of Dust 1928 as Fred Norman Excess Baggage 1928 as Val D Errico The Gun Runner 1928 as Julio The Younger Generation 1929 as Morris Goldfish New Orleans 1929 as Jim Morley Midstream 1929 as James Stanwood The Phantom in the House 1929 as Paul Wallis The Lost Zeppelin 1929 as Tom Armstrong Montana Moon 1930 as Jeff Her Man 1930 as Johnnie Illicit 1931 as Price Baines Ten Cents a Dance 1931 as Bradley Carlton Behind Office Doors 1931 as Ronnie Wales White Shoulders 1931 as Lawrence Marchmont The Maltese Falcon 1931 as Sam Spade Big Business Girl 1931 as Robert J Clayton Transgression 1931 as Don Arturo de Borgus Reckless Living 1931 as Curly Bad Company 1931 as Goldie Gorio Men of Chance 1931 as Johnny Silk No One Man 1932 as Bill Hanaway Symphony of Six Million 1932 as Dr Felix Felixel Klauber Is My Face Red 1932 as William Poster Thirteen Women 1932 as Police Sergeant Barry Clive The Phantom of Crestwood 1932 as Gary Curtis Flesh 1932 as Nicky Grant Broadway Bad 1933 as Craig Cutting Midnight Mary 1933 as Leo Darcy Torch Singer 1933 as Tony Cummings Big Executive 1933 as Victor Conway The House on 56th Street 1933 as Bill Blaine The Big Shakedown 1934 as Dutch Barnes Mandalay 1934 as Tony Evans Wonder Bar 1934 as Harry Hat Coat and Glove 1934 as Robert Mitchell The Man with Two Faces 1934 as Ben Weston A Lost Lady 1934 as Ellinger The Firebird 1934 as Herman Brandt I Am a Thief 1934 as Pierre The White Cockatoo 1935 as Jim Sundean Shadow of Doubt 1935 as Sim Sturdevant Manhattan Moon 1935 as Dan Moore Special Agent 1935 as Alexander Carston Frisco Kid 1935 as Paul Morra The Murder of Dr Harrigan 1936 as George Lambert Man Hunt 1936 as Frank Kingman The Walking Dead 1936 as Nolan Postal Inspector 1936 as Inspector Bill Davis The Case of the Black Cat 1936 as Perry Mason Talk of the Devil 1936 as Ray Allen Her Husband Lies 1937 as J Ward Thomas The Californian 1937 as Ramon Escobar West of Shanghai 1937 as Gordon Creed City Girl 1938 as Charles Blake Mr Moto s Last Warning 1939 as Fabian Charlie Chan in Reno 1939 as Dr Ainsley Murder Over New York 1940 as George Kirby Romance of the Rio Grande 1940 as Ricardo de Vega A Shot in the Dark 1941 as Philip Richards World Premiere 1941 as Mark Saunders I Killed That Man 1941 as Roger Phillips Who Is Hope Schuyler 1942 as Anthony Pearce Rubber Racketeers 1942 as Gilin Tomorrow We Live 1942 as The Ghost Alexander Caesar Martin Make Your Own Bed 1944 as Fritz Alden The Inner Circle 1946 as Duke York The Locket 1946 as Mr Bonner Blackmail 1947 as Ziggy Cranston Mystery in Mexico 1948 as John Norcross Bunco Squad 1950 as Tony Weldon aka Anthony Wells The Last Hurrah 1958 as Sam Weinberg final film Notes Edit Cortez obituary in The New York Times cites Vienna as his birthplace and the book A Life of Barbara Stanwyck Steel True 1907 1940 describes him as Jacob Kranze Viennese emigre References Edit Did Sigrid Gurie Hoax Sam Goldwyn The Des Moines Register Iowa Des Moines May 8 1938 p 49 Retrieved August 18 2018 via Newspapers com a b Grandon Robert July 25 1932 Jacob Kranze Gives Clark Gable a Run The Ogden Standard Examiner Utah Ogden Publishers Syndicate p 4 Retrieved August 18 2018 via Newspapers com a b c Skolsky Sidney June 21 1934 Tintypes Daily News New York New York City News Syndicate Co Inc p 50 Retrieved August 18 2018 via Newspapers com Room Adrian 2012 Dictionary of Pseudonyms 13 000 Assumed Names and Their Origins 5th ed McFarland p 118 ISBN 9780786457632 Retrieved October 3 2017 Ricardo Cortez The Latin from Manhattan Films of the Golden Age 88 50 51 Spring 2017 Neste Dan Van March 15 2017 Cortez biography a b Letter of the Department of Health City of New York 8 October 2000 mentioned in Rudolf Ulrich Hrsg Osterreicher in Hollywood Neuauflage Verlag Filmarchiv Austria Wien 2004 ISBN 3 901932 29 1 p 597 a b Ricardo Cortez Actor in Movies 77 The New York Times New York New York City United Press International April 29 1977 Archived from the original on October 3 2017 Retrieved October 3 2017 Wilson Victoria 2015 A Life of Barbara Stanwyck Steel True 1907 1940 Simon and Schuster p 197 ISBN 9781439194065 Retrieved August 18 2018 a b c Van Neste Dan August 2017 Von Stroheim of the B s Classic Images 506 39 44 56 Divorce Not at Present Says Alma The Milwaukee Sentinel June 9 1930 p 1 Retrieved February 3 2015 Ricardo Cortez Hollywood Walk of Fame Archived from the original on October 3 2017 Retrieved October 3 2017 Bibliography EditVan Neste Dan The Magnificent Heel The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez Albany GA BearManor Media 2017 ISBN 978 1 62933 128 7 Biography portalExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ricardo Cortez Ricardo Cortez at IMDb Ricardo Cortez at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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