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Walter Pidgeon Biography (1897-1984)

Born September 23, 1897, in East St. John, NB, Canada; died September 25, 1984, at St. John's Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA, of complications followinga series of strokes; married Edna Pickles (died); married Ruth Walker; children: Edna Aitkens.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Birth Details

September 23, 1897

East St. John, NB, Canada

Death Details

September 25, 1984

Santa Monica, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--You Can Never Tell, Copley Players, Boston, MA, 1924.
• NEW YORK DEBUT--Puzzles, 1925.
• LONDON DEBUT--At Home, 1925.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Sheridan Warren, No More Ladies, Morosco, NY, 1934.
• Herbert Gray, Something Gay, Morosco, NY, 1935.
• Guts Regan, The Night of January 16, Ambassador, NY, 1935.
• Leon Nordoff, There's Wisdom in Women, Cort, NY, 1935.
• Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, The Happiest Millionaire, Lyceum, NY, 1956.
• Nat Miller, Take Me Along, Shubert, NY, 1959.
• Frank Michaelson, Take Her, She's Mine, 1964.
• Oliver Jordan, Dinner at Eight, Alvin, NY, 1966.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Big Brown Eyes, 1936.
• Saratoga, 1937.
• The Girl of the Golden West, 1938.
• The Gorilla, 1939.
• Nick Carter: Master Detective, 1939.
• Man Hunt, 1941.
• How Green Was My Valley, 1941.
• Blossoms in the Dust, 1941.
• Mrs. Miniver, 1942.
• White Cargo, 1942.
• Madame Curie, 1943.
• Youngest Profession, 1943.
• Mrs. Parkington, 1944.
• Weekend at the Waldorf, 1945.
• Holiday in Mexico, 1946.
• Secret Heart, 1946.
• If Winter Comes, 1947.
• Julia Misbehaves, 1948.
• Command Decision, 1948.
• That Forsythe Woman, 1949.
• Red Danube, 1949.
• The Miniver Story, 1950.
• Calling Bulldog Drummond, 1951.
• Unknown Man, 1951.
• The Sellout, 1952.
• Million Dollar Mermaid, 1952.
• The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952.
• Scandal at Scourie, 1953.
• Dream Wife, 1953.
• Executive Suite, 1954.
• Forbidden Planet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956.
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Buena Vista, 1961.
• Big Red, Buena Vista, 1962.
• Advise and Consent, Columbia, 1962.
• Warning Shot, Paramount, 1967.