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His other novels include Crowned Heads, a collection of novellas inspired by the legends of Hollywood. Harvest Home, about the dark pagan rituals being practiced in a small New England town, was adapted as The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, a television mini-series starring Bette Davis, in 1978. His most well-known work is The Other (1971), which was adapted as a film. He was, in his day, extremely successful. At one point during filming, Preminger actually fired Tryon in front of his parents when they visited the set, then rehired him after being satisfied that Tryon had been sufficiently humiliated.ĭisillusioned with acting, Tryon retired from the profession in 1969 and began writing horror and mystery novels. Tryon was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1963 for his role in The Cardinal, but the honour barely compensated for the trauma and abuse he suffered at the hands of director Otto Preminger. He was also considered but eventually passed over for the role of Janet Leigh's lover, Sam Loomis, in the classic thriller, Psycho. The part went to Chuck Connors when the film was finally completed as Move Over, Darling with Doris Day and James Garner. In 1962, Tom Tryon was cast in the unfinished Marilyn Monroe-Dean Martin comedy film, Something's Got to Give, directed by George Cukor, but lost that role after Monroe was fired from the movie. He also appeared, among many other stars, in The Longest Day, one of the central films of the World War 2 generation. His best role, however, is considered by many to have been in the 1965 film, In Harm's Way, which is itself considered one of the best films set in the period of World War II. Tryon's film roles were mostly in B-horror and science fiction films, most notably I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958) and Moon Pilot (1962), and in westerns, especially Three Violent People (1956), with Charlton Heston, and Winchester '73 (1967). He was born Thomas Tryon in Hartford, Connecticut. Urn:oclc:842877931 Scandate 20090826050434 Scanner Tryon was an American film and television actor, as well as author of several science fiction, horror, and mystery novels. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:59:53 Boxid IA101808 Boxid_2 CH129925 Camera 1Ds City New York Donor