Marjoe Gortner
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Marjoe Gortner is an American former child evangelist and actor best known for the Oscar-winning documentary "Marjoe," which exposed his experiences as a charismatic Pentecostal preacher.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film subject
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former child evangelist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| actedIn |
Acapulco Gold
NERFINISHED
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Earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ Food of the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Starcrash NERFINISHED ⓘ The Food of the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gun and the Pulpit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Marcus-Nelson Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ Viva Knievel! NERFINISHED ⓘ When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeAsEvangelistUntil | 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceivedByWork | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for "Marjoe" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganActingCareer | 1970s ⓘ |
| birthName | Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-01-14 ⓘ |
| documentaryMarjoeReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| earlyLifeActivity | performed marriages and revivals as a child ⓘ |
| exposedPractice |
manipulative fundraising techniques
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staged faith healings ⓘ |
| familyName | Gortner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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exploitation film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Hugh
NERFINISHED
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Marjoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.78 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a child preacher
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exposing fraudulent practices in revivalist preaching ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Marjoe Gortner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | publicly renounced his faith-healing ministry ⓘ |
| notableWork | Marjoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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evangelist ⓘ film actor ⓘ musician ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| parentOccupation | Pentecostal preachers ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Long Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | charismatic preacher ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Pentecostalism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Candy Clark
NERFINISHED
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Kathy Gortner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film "Marjoe" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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