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 Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Male 1932 - 1992  (60 years)


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  • Name Anthony Perkins 
    Nickname Tony 
    Birth 4 Apr 1932  Manhattan, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation American actor, director, and singer 
    Cause of Death AIDS and Pneumonia 
    Death 12 Sep 1992  Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I43264  Backus Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2021 

    Father James Ripley Osgood Perkins,   b. 16 May 1892, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1937, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Janet Esselstyn Rane,   b. 12 Sep 1894, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1979, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jun 1922  Manhattan, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 30 years and 1 month old - She : 27 years and 9 months old. (Were Married 15 years and 3 months). 
    Family ID F19589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Spouse / Partner Berinthia Berry Berenson,   b. 14 Apr 1948, Murray Hill, Manhattan, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 2001, New York City, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 9 Aug 1973  Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 41 years and 4 months old - She : 25 years and 4 months old. (Were Married 19 years and 1 month). 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F19590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Apr 1932 - Manhattan, New York, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Aug 1973 - Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Sep 1992 - Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Anthony Perkins
    Anthony Perkins

    Indexes 2 Indexes

    Social Security Death Index
    Social Security Death Index
    Social Security Death Index
    Source Citation: Issue State: Vermont; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Social Security Applications and Claims
    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Source Citation: Social Security Applications and Claims, Social Security Administration.

  • Notes 
    • Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director, and singer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

      Perkins was born in Manhattan, New York City, son of stage and film actor Osgood Perkins and his wife, Janet Esselstyn (née Rane). His paternal great-grandfather was wood engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony. He was five when his father died.

      Perkins was a descendant of a Mayflower passenger, John Howland. He attended Brooks School and Browne & Nichols School, having moved to Boston in 1942, and then Columbia University and Rollins College.

      Perkins was diagnosed with HIV during the filming of Psycho IV: The Beginning, and died at his Los Angeles home on September 12, 1992, from AIDS-related pneumonia at age 60. His urn, inscribed "Don't Fence Me In", is in an altar on the terrace of his former home in the Hollywood Hills.

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