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Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon
Pidgeon on Perry Mason (1963)
Born
Walter Davis Pidgeon

(1897-09-23)September 23, 1897
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedSeptember 25, 1984(1984-09-25) (aged 87)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Citizenship
EducationUniversity of New Brunswick
Boston Conservatory of Music
OccupationActor
Years active1925–1977
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Edna Muriel Pickles
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(m. 1919; died 1921)​
Ruth Walker
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(m. 1931)​
Children1[1]
President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office
1952–1957
Preceded byRonald Reagan
Succeeded byLeon Ames

Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. A major leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, known for his "portrayals of men who prove both sturdy and wise,"[2] Pidgeon earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, for his roles in Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Madame Curie (1943).[3]

Pidgeon also starred in many other notable films, such as How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Forbidden Planet (1956), Executive Suite (1954), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), Advise & Consent (1962), Funny Girl (1968), and Harry in Your Pocket (1973).

Aside from his acting career, Pidgeon served as the 10th President of the Screen Actors Guild, between 1952 and 1957. He received the Guild's Life Achievement Award in 1975, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, for his contributions to the motion picture industry.

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  2. ^ Berger, Joseph (1984-09-26). "WALTER PIDGEON, ACTOR, DIES AT 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  3. ^ www.sagaftra.org https://www.sagaftra.org/walter-pidgeon. Retrieved 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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