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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Anthony Perkins
His mannerisms could be quirky.
I’ve seen a couple of Anthony Perkins’ movies. He seemed uncomfortable in both roles. In the biographical film of baseball player Jimmy Piersall’s life, “Fear Strikes Out,” Perkins was less than convincing. The same could be said, at least from my perspective, in the western, “Tin Star.” I didn’t care for Perkins in that one, but fortunately, Henry Fonda was good. Of course, Perkins’ most famous role was that of Norman Bates in “Psycho.”
Cursory research indicates that Perkins had a disturbing childhood and active gay love life. I’m not going to delve into any of that. A lot of what I will deal with is Perkins career and other aspects of his life. So, here we go.
1: Perkins made his Broadway debut in “Tea and Sympathy.” He played Tom Lee, a guy who is described as a “sissy” who is “cured” by the right woman.
Ah, it was a simpler time then. So, did that woman start a telethon for that issue?
2: In 1857 Perkins starred in the aforementioned, “Fear Strikes Out.”
Perkins just didn’t look like a ballplayer. He did a good job climbing the screen behind home plate, but…
