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Article: WARREN BEATTY; An actor 'bound for the top,' and a star after first feature.(SHOW)(2004 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 3, 2004
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Byline: Gary Arnold, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Warren Beatty became a movie star in his first feature, "Splendor in the Grass," a 1961 romantic tear-jerker about thwarted teenage passion in which he played a Midwestern heartthrob of the late 1920s. This immediate breakthrough as a brooding and handsome screen presence, in whom still waters might be running deep and troubled impulses seemed to be reflected in a singular affinity for the camera, also sustained director Elia Kazan's knack for showcasing smoldering newcomers.
Mr. Kazan had already perfected this mesmerizing act of personality formation, most famously with Marlon Brando in the Broadway production ...