1979Nominee
Best Performance
Tropic of Desire
Tom Ewell
Actor
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
April 29, 1909
Biography
Tom Ewell (born Samuel Yewell Tompkins) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is noted for having Starred alongside two of Classic Hollywood's Iconic Bombshells, first reprising his stage role in The Seven Year Itch (1955), which he starred Opposite Marilyn Munroe in what is considered one of her most iconic roles and then the following year The Girl Can't Help it (1956) alongside Jayne Mansfield in her breakthrough role. Ewell had 70 credits in film and television.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1974Nominee
Best Performance
The Great Gatsby
1955Nominee
Best Performance
The Seven Year Itch
Career Highlights
1949Highlight
Best Performance
Adam's Rib
1956Highlight
Best Performance
The Girl Can't Help It
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The Great Gatsby
The Seven Year Itch
Adam's Rib