1. David Wayne began acting with Cleveland's Shakesperean repertory theatre in 1936.
23 Facts About David Wayne
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When World War II began, David Wayne volunteered as an ambulance driver with the British Army in North Africa.
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In 1948, David Wayne was one of 50 applicants granted membership in New York's newly formed Actors Studio.
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David Wayne originated the role of Ensign Pulver in the classic stage comedy Mister Roberts and appeared in Say, Darling; After the Fall; and Incident at Vichy.
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David Wayne portrayed the child killer, originally played by Peter Lorre, in the remake of M, in a rare title and villainous role.
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David Wayne appeared in four films with Marilyn Monroe, more than any other actor: As Young as You Feel, We're Not Married, O Henry's Full House, and How to Marry a Millionaire where he had scenes with Monroe.
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David Wayne starred in The Tender Trap with Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, and Celeste Holm.
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David Wayne appeared in the late 1950s on ABC's The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom and the Twilight Zone episode "Escape Clause".
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David Wayne starred as Darius Woodley in two 1961 episodes of NBC's The Outlaws starring Barton MacLane.
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Also in 1961, David Wayne appeared in the Bell Telephone Company-produced driver safety film Anatomy of an Accident, about a family outing tragically cut short by a car accident.
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David Wayne played the Mad Hatter, one of the recurring villains in the 1960s television series Batman.
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Also in the 1960s, David Wayne was a radio host on NBC's magazine program Monitor.
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David Wayne was known for his role as Dr Charles Dutton in Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain.
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David Wayne appeared as Uncle Timothy Jamison in the NBC sitcom The Brian Keith Show and played Charles Dutton in The Good Life, on NBC.
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David Wayne made a guest appearance in a leading role for a 1975 episode of Gunsmoke titled "I Have Promises to Keep".
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David Wayne co-starred with Jim Hutton in the 1976 television series Ellery Queen.
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In 1978, David Wayne played James Lawrence in the ABC drama Family, and he played Digger Barnes in four episodes of the CBS soap opera Dallas.
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From 1979 to 1982, David Wayne starred as Dr Amos Weatherby in the television series House Calls.
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David Wayne was married to Jane Gordon in 1941 and had two daughters and a son.
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David Wayne was a lifelong Democrat who supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election.
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On February 9,1995, David Wayne died in his Santa Monica, California, home from complications of lung cancer at the age of 81.
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David Wayne's remains were cremated and distributed to his family.
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David Wayne won two Tony Awards, one in 1947 for Finian's Rainbow and one in 1954 for The Teahouse of the August Moon.