1. Walter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian-American actor.
19 Facts About Walter Pidgeon
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Walter Pidgeon 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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Walter Pidgeon received his formal education in local schools and the University of New Brunswick, where he studied law and drama.
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Walter Pidgeon never saw action as he was severely injured in an accident when he was crushed between two gun carriages and spent seventeen months in a military hospital.
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Walter Pidgeon's Officer Attestation states he was born in 1895 but further medical records state 1896.
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Walter Pidgeon made his first featured Broadway debut in Janis' 1925 revue Puzzles of 1925.
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Walter Pidgeon's success created a rift between Janis and him, leading to Walter Pidgeon's dismissal and his move to Hollywood.
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Walter Pidgeon returned to film in 1937 as a dramatic actor in Saratoga, then acted in The Girl of the Golden West and Dark Command.
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In 1941, Walter Pidgeon starred in the Academy Award-winning Best Picture How Green Was My Valley.
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Walter Pidgeon starred with Greer Garson in Blossoms in the Dust, Mrs Miniver and its sequel, The Miniver Story.
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Walter Pidgeon was nominated for Madame Curie, again with Garson.
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Walter Pidgeon starred as Chip Collyer in the comedy Week-End at the Waldorf and later as Colonel Michael S 'Hooky' Nicobar, who was given the difficult task of repatriating Russians in post-World War II Vienna in The Red Danube.
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Walter Pidgeon was featured in Take Me Along with Jackie Gleason and received a Tony Award nomination for the musical play.
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Walter Pidgeon played Dave King, a prosperous rancher who quarrels with his banker over a $10,000 loan.
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In 1919, Walter Pidgeon wed Edna Muriel Pickles, who died during the birth of their daughter, Edna.
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In 1931, Walter Pidgeon married his secretary, Ruth Walker, to whom he remained married until his death.
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Walter Pidgeon became a United States citizen on December 24,1943.
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Walter Pidgeon died on September 25,1984, age 87, in Santa Monica, California, following a series of strokes.
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Walter Pidgeon has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6414 Hollywood Boulevard in California.