Background
KEKKER, Jose was born on January 8, 1912. Son of Rafael Ferrer and Maria Providencia Cintron.
KEKKER, Jose was born on January 8, 1912. Son of Rafael Ferrer and Maria Providencia Cintron.
Joan of Arc 1948, Whirlpool 1950, Crisis 1950, Cyrano de Bergerac 1950, Anything Can Happen 1952, Moulin Rouge 1952, Mission Saidie Thompson 1953, The Caine Mutiny 1954, Deep in my Heart 1954, The Shrike (also Director) 1955, Cockleshell Heroes (also Director) 1956, The Great Manitoba (also Director and Screenwriter) 1957, The High Cost of Loving (Director) 1958, I Accuse (also Director) 1958, Return to Peyton Place (Director) 1961, State Fair (Director) 1962, Lawrence of Arabia 1962, Nine Hours to Rama 1963, Stop Train 349 From Berlin 1964, A Midsummer Night"s Sex Comedy 1982, To Be Or Not To Be 1983, The Evil that Men Do 1984, Dune 1984, Bloody Birthday 1986, Old Explorers 1988. Plays include: Cyrano de Bergerac, The Silver Whistle, Twentieth Century, Stalag 17, The Four Poster, The Shrike, My Three Angels (Director), The Andersonville Trial (Director), The Girl Who Came to Supper, Manitoba of Louisiana Mancha, A Life in the Theater, Ring Round the Moon 1988, Bom Again 1990. Television: many appearances, including Cyrano de Bergerac, The Marcus-Nelson Murders, Fame, Evita, Berlin Tunnel 21.Began career as opera singer. Operatic debut in title role, Gianni Schicchi, Santa Fe Opera. Sang Amonasro in Aida, Beverly Hills Opera.
Director Don Giovanni, Dallas, Texas.
Has directed ballet in several cities. National; Director and Screenwriter) 1957, The High Cost of Loving (Director) 1958, I Accuse (also Director) 1958, Return to Peyton Place (Director) 1961, State Fair (Director) 1962, Lawrence of Arabia 1962, Nine Hours to Rama 1963, Stop Train 349 From Berlin 1964, A Midsummer Night"s Sex Comedy 1982, To Be Or Not To Be 1983, The Evil that Men Do 1984, Dune 1984, Bloody Birthday 1986, Old Explorers 1988.
Married 1st Uta Hagen in 1938 (divorced in 1948). Married 2nd Phyllis Hall in 1948 (divorced in 1953). Married 3rd Rosemary Clooney in 1953 (divorced in 1967).
Married 4th Stella Daphne Magee.