Having been introduced to Ireland by actress and former co-star Angela Lansbury, Hatfield lived at Ballinterry House, Rathcormac, County Cork from the early 1970s. He purchased the structure to save it from demolition and he spent 24 years restoring and renovating it.

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1945 American supernatural horror - drama film based on Oscar Wilde 's 1890 novel of the same name. Released in June 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Albert Lewin, and stars George Sanders as Lord Henry Wotton and Hurd Hatfield as …

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Directed by Albert Lewin. With George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury. Londoner Dorian Gray stays young, but his portrait ages.

Directed by Albert Lewin, Lansbury was cast as Sybil Vane, a working class music hall singer who falls in love with the protagonist, Dorian Gray (Hurd Hatfield).

Hatfield's other television credits include three guest appearances on Murder, She Wrote opposite his Picture of Dorian Gray costar Angela Lansbury, who had become a lifelong friend.

Became lifelong friends with Dame Angela Lansbury when they were making The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) together; he appeared three times on her successful television series Murder, She Wrote (1984) and she convinced him to buy property close to hers in Ireland.

Jan 27, 2017 · Lansbury played Elizabeth Taylor’s older sister in National Velvet, Hurd Hatfield’s ill-fated love in The Picture of Dorian Gray, and a Wild West burlesque performer to Judy Garland’s winsome...

Dec 29, 1998 · Hurd Hatfield, the handsome actor forever identified with the title role in the 1945 movie version of Oscar Wilde's novel ''The Picture of Dorian Gray,'' died on Friday at...

Jun 19, 2023 · Publication date 1945 Topics oscar wilde, Hurd Hatfield, angela lansbury, the picture of dorian gray, gothic horror, horror movies Language English Item Size 1.4G

Apr 30, 2024 · For her work, Lansbury received a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination. She became lifelong friends with Hatfield, and worked again with Lewin in his 1947 film "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami" opposite Sanders.