Question 1

True or false: Anthony Perkins starred in a musical comedy film alongside Elvis Presley in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

False. Perkins never worked with Elvis. He did star in musicals like 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever', but not with Presley.

Question 2

True or false: Perkins was a closeted gay man who only came out publicly in his later years.

Accepted Answer

False. Though he had relationships with men, he never publicly came out. His bisexuality was revealed after his death in biographies.

Question 3

True or false: Anthony Perkins was married to actress Berry Berenson, who was a passenger on one of the 9/11 flights.

Accepted Answer

True. Berry Berenson, his wife of 19 years, died on American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. Perkins had passed away in 1992.

Question 4

True or false: Anthony Perkins's father was a famous Hollywood actor who died tragically young.

Accepted Answer

False. Osgood Perkins was primarily a Broadway stage actor, not a famous Hollywood star. He died in 1937 at age 45, which is young but not the focal point; the descriptor 'famous Hollywood actor' is inaccurate.

Question 5

True or false: Anthony Perkins was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 'Psycho'.

Accepted Answer

False. Though iconic, Perkins was not nominated for an Oscar for 'Psycho'. He received a Golden Globe nomination for the film.

Question 6

True or false: Perkins wrote and directed a Broadway play that won a Tony Award.

Accepted Answer

False. Anthony Perkins co-wrote and directed the Broadway play 'The Star-Spangled Girl' (1966), but it did not win any Tony Awards.

Question 7

True or false: Anthony Perkins turned down the lead role in the 1967 film 'The Graduate'.

Accepted Answer

True. Anthony Perkins was offered the role of Benjamin Braddock but declined, and it eventually went to Dustin Hoffman.

Question 8

True or false: Anthony Perkins competed on the swim team while attending Columbia University.

Accepted Answer

True. Anthony Perkins was a competitive swimmer at Columbia University before becoming an actor.

Anthony Perkins Trivia Questions