Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Joseph Cotten Biography and Timeline

Follow Joseph Cotten through 1 dated historical records for United States of America.

Joseph Cotten, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1949

The 3rd Man

Arts / Cinema

Orson Welles stars as Harry Lime in Carol Reeds The 3rd Man, alongside Joseph Cotten, his good friend and co-star from Citizen Kane, with a script by Graham Greene and a memorable zither score by Anton Karas

Records, sources and methodology

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