The films are introduced by his former co-star Gloria Marlowe (Ginger Rogers). Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. In retirement he commented and wrote on public and international affairs until his death in Wellington on 6 February 1962. Published in the New Zealand Free Lance 24/10/51 . Ref: PAColl-6388-36. Buy NZ$14.99. Overview System Requirements Related. Comments Clifton Webb’s deliciously eccentric, snobbish performance, as both a criric and Laura’s mentor is worth the price of admission alone. He became one of the key lieutenants of Sidney Holland, the National Party leader, and with Ronald Algie (another Auckland lawyer) added legal and intellectual weight to the party’s parliamentary team. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5w16/webb-thomas-clifton (accessed 28 April 2021). Lawyer, rugby player, politician, diplomat This biography, written by Hugh Templeton, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 2000. You can help. Description. Even while alive, Webb believed that his house was haunted by a ghost, and after his mother died, he believed that her spirit moved in as well. De ses débuts jusqu'à la fin de ses 18 ans de carrière. That year he was knighted (KCMG). An active churchman, he became a vestry member of the Somervell Presbyterian Church, Remuera. Clifton Webb. Based on the novel by Vera Caspary, this classic noir mystery about the disfiguring murder of the title character (Gene Tierney) has a detective (Dana Andrews) falling in love with the portrait of the fallen femme fatal. Clifton Webb plays Professor Thornton Sayre, whose fame as a silent film actor is revived through television. Clifton Webb makes an election address, 1951, Lawyer, rugby player, politician, diplomat. Also, although an abstainer, he guided bills through Parliament that provided minor reforms in the licensing laws. In 1945 he made his name in a far-sighted speech in which he urged New Zealand to accept the United Nations and its international future. PARKSTONE FARMS LIMITED; Directors / Officers. This biography, written by Hugh Templeton,  was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 2000. New Zealand (NZ) is an island state next to Australia which "has become a preferred bolthole for the ultra rich". Improve your experience by using a more up-to-date browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. Three more children followed. He always argued that the law should relate to what the average person regarded as common sense and common justice. Clifton Webb plays Professor Thornton Sayre, whose fame as a silent film actor is revived through television. He looks to a trio of suspects to solve the bloody crime; a newspaper critic (Clifton Webb), Laura's playboy fiance (Vincent Price) and Laura's socialite aunt (Judith Anderson). In 1943, following the death of Gordon Coates, Webb was asked to stand for the Kaipara seat in Parliament. After returning to New Zealand he practised again in Dargaville, and from 1921 to 1923 was a borough councillor. When National became the government in 1949 Webb was made attorney general and minister of justice in the Holland cabinet. Montgomery Clift and Clifton Webb were both gay actors. Before relinquishing the portfolio in 1954, Webb oversaw the initial planning for the constitutional changes that would lead to independence in 1962. Thomas Clifton Webb was born on 8 March 1889 at Te Kopuru, Northland, the son of English parents Thomas Webb, a farmer, and his wife, Penelope Martha Massey.