For example, José Ferrer was an influence to the theater field. José Ferrer was born January 8, 1912 in Santurce, Puerto Rico and studied at Princeton University. He became an actor, theatre and film director. Ferrer made his Broadway debut in 1935. In 1940, he played his first starring role on Broadway. He also directed The Shrike, Stalag 17, The Fourposter, Twentieth Century, Carmelina, My Three Angels, and The Andersonville Trial. Ferrer is remembered the best for his performance in “Cyrano de Bergerac” which he first played on Broadway in 1946. The production became one of the hits of the 1946/47 Broadway season, winning Ferrer the first Best Actor Tony Award. He was the first Puerto Rican actor, as well as the first Hispanic actor, to
