Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart was an American actress of stage, screen and television.

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She was born Anna Eileen Heckart on March 29, 1919 in Columbus, Ohio to a family of Irish extraction.

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She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1972 movie, Butterflies Are Free and was nominated in 1956 for her performance as the bereaved, besotted Mrs. Daigle in The Bad Seed.

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Heckart was familiar to TV audiences with starring roles in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Annie McGuire, Out of the Blue, Trauma Center, Partners in Crime and guest spots on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Murder One, Cybill and many other shows.

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A lifetime heavy smoker, she died of cancer on December 31, 2001 at her home in Norwalk, Connecticut. She was married to John Harrison Yankee Jr. from 1944 until his death in 1997; she is survived by her 3 children and 2 step-sisters.

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March 29: March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). There are 277 days remaining....

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