Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian actor.

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September 23 - 1897 - September 25 - 1984 - Canadian - Actor

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Born near Saint John, New Brunswick, he began his career by studying at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. After working as an actor on stage for a few years, he made his Broadway debut in 1925. He made several silent movies in the 1920s, then made some early talkie musicals, then played secondary roles to the main male star in such films as Saratoga and The Girl of the Golden West. It wasn't until he starred in How Green Was My Valley that he became well-known.

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Saint John, New Brunswick - New England Conservatory of Music - Boston - Broadway - Silent movie - 1920s - Saratoga - The Girl of the Golden West - How Green Was My Valley

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He starred opposite Greer Garson in Blossom in the Dust and in Mrs. Miniver (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor). He was nominated again in 1944 for Madame Curie. Although he continued making films, after a twenty-year absence, Pidgeon returened to work on Broadway in the mid-1950s.

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Greer Garson - Blossom in the Dust - Mrs. Miniver - Academy Award for Best Actor - 1944 - Madame Curie - 1950s

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He retired fully in 1970, and died in Santa Monica, California, in 1984. In accordance with his wishes, his body was donated to the UCLA, Medical School for medical research.

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1970 - UCLA

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Pidgeon has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6414 Hollywood Blvd.

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See also: Other Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood

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