1942
Seven Days' Leave
(performer: "Please Won't You Leave My Girl Alone" 1942, "You Speak My Language" 1942, "A Touch of Texas" 1942, "Pop! Goes the Weasel" / "Pop! Goes the Weasel")
1942
My Gal Sal
(performer: "I'SE YOUR HONEY IF YOU WANTS ME, LIZA JANE", "OH, THE PITY OF IT ALL", "HERE YOU ARE")
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Appeared on the radio program "Hollywood Star Playhouse" on August 21st, 1950 in the program "Final Entry", about an ex-Navy officer dishonorably discharged for cowardice during the Normandy Invasion, who sees a chance to redeem his reputation at the risk of his life.
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Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies
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3 Articles
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1 Magazine Cover Photo
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Height:
6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Personal Quote:
I'm no actor, and I've got 64 pictures to prove it.
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Trivia:
In her autobiography,
Esther Williams details a passionate affair she had with Mature during the filming of
Million Dollar Mermaid. According to Williams, her marriage was on the rocks, she needed love and Mature provided all she wanted.
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Trademark:
Making use of his powerful physique, he became associated with "beefcake" scenes involving bondage and torture. In "Samson and Delilah" (1949) he was blinded and forced to turn a gristmill. In "The Robe" (1953) he suffered while stretched out on a torture-table inside a Roman dungeon. In "Zarak" (1957) he endured two separate floggings. In "Timbuktu" (1959) he found himself staked out, spreadeagle style, under a dangling tarantula.
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Nickname:
Beautiful Hunk of Man
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Star Sign:
Aquarius