Peter Turgeon
Also Known As: Boyd Higginson Turgeon
Biography: Peter Turgeon was born on December 25, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA as Boyd Higginson Turgeon. He was an actor and writer, known for Hôpital central (1963),Airport (1970) and American Gigolo (1980). He was married to Virginia Wright Richardson Turgeon. He died on October 6, 2000 in Stony Brook, New York.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: December 25, 1919
Deathday: October 06, 2000
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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American Gigolo
Overview: Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-01
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Last Summer
Overview: During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-10
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The Possession of Joel Delaney
Overview: Manhattan socialite begins to fear for her troubled younger brother when he starts behaving bizarrely and he seems to have been friends with a backstreet murderer.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-24
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The Dove
Overview: De Düva is a 1968 Oscar-nominated American short film that parodies the films of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, including Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal. The film borrows heavily from the plot lines of some of Bergman's most famous films. The dialogue, seemingly in Swedish, is actually a Swedish-accented fictional language based on English, German, Latin, and Swedish, with most nouns ending in "ska." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-31
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Muscle Beach Party
Overview: Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-03-25
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Airport
Overview: Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-25
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Anatomy of a Seduction
Overview: The story of a divorced woman who begins an affair with the college-age son of her best friend, and the effects it has on her relationship with her own son, who is not much younger than her lover.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-08
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Overview: A precocious young girl and her younger brother run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Genres: Adventure Mystery Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-06
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Some Kind of a Nut
Overview: A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-14
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Dear Heart
Overview: A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-07
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The World of Henry Orient
Overview: A mischievous, adventuresome fourteen-year-old girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around New York City after she develops a crush on him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-03-19
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