Editing Anthony Perkins (section)

==== ''Psycho'' and ''Greenwillow'' ====
[[File:AnthonyPerkinsPsycho.jpg|thumb|Perkins in a publicity still for ''Psycho'' (1960)]]

Perkins in youth had a boyish, earnest quality, reminiscent of the young [[James Stewart]], which [[Alfred Hitchcock]] exploited and subverted when the actor starred as [[Norman Bates]] in the film ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' (1960). Hitchcock later said that he'd had Perkins cast since seeing him in ''Friendly Persuasion''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91947125|title=Norman Bates: A Most Terrifying Mama's Boy|work=NPR.org|access-date=October 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Anthony Perkins Psycho Publicity Photo.jpg|thumb|left|Perkins in 1960, filming ''Psycho'']]

During filming, Perkins was also involved in the 1960 Broadway musical ''[[Greenwillow]]'', written by [[Frank Loesser]]. The show is about the magical town of Greenwillow, where the men are meant to wander and women (if they can keep their husbands) are supposed to settle down and have children. Despite his call to isolation, Gideon Briggs (Perkins) wants to marry his sweetheart, Dorie (Ellen McCown). Loesser caught on to Perkins's homosexuality fast and, disliking him for it, decided to upstage him, writing his main solo, "Never Will I Marry", as something reminiscent of an opera ballad.<ref name="Winecoff 1996, pg. 204">Winecoff 1996, pg. 204</ref> However, close friend [[Stephen Sondheim]] praised his performance of "Never Will I Marry": "[Perkins was] wonderful. One of the things that makes 'Never Will I Marry' so brilliant [on the recording] is the crack of his voice when he reaches the tenth." The show's director, [[George Roy Hill]], also called Perkins "remarkably good. It didn't have the timbre of a real Broadway voice, but it didn't have the hard edge. 'Never Will I Marry' was a wonderful example of that."{{sfn|Winecoff|1996|p=205}} Additionally, the song was popularized due to its renditions by [[Judy Garland]], [[Barbra Streisand]], and [[Linda Ronstadt]].<ref name="Winecoff 1996, pg. 204"/> Perkins was also nominated for another [[Tony Award]] for [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]].

''Psycho'' was made on a slim budget, with Perkins and Leigh accepting low salaries for their roles and recycling the crew from ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leigh|first=Janet|title=Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller|publisher=Harmony Books|date=1995|isbn=0-517-70112-X|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/psychobehindscen0000leig}}</ref> The film was nonetheless a critical and commercial success, and gained Perkins international fame as he won the Best Actor Award from the International Board of Motion Picture Reviewers. The role, with its multiple sequels, was to follow him for the remainder of his career.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/16/arts/anthony-perkins-s-wife-tells-of-2-years-of-secrecy.html|title=Anthony Perkins's Wife Tells of 2 Years of Secrecy|last=Weinraub|first=Bernard|date=September 16, 1992|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 26, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>