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.