Walter Brennan | |
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 Brennan in The Real McCoys (1958) | |
| Born | Walter Andrew Brennan July 25, 1894 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 1974 (aged 80) Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Los Angeles, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1925–1972 |
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| Political party | Republican American Independent Party (1968, 1972) |
| Spouse |
Ruth Wells
(m. 1920) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Three Academy Awards |
Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer.[1] He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938) and The Westerner (1940), making him one of only 6 actors to win three Academy Awards, and the only male or female actor to win three awards in the supporting actor category. Brennan was also nominated for his performance in Sergeant York (1941). Other noteworthy performances were in To Have and Have Not (1944), My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948) and Rio Bravo (1959). On television, he starred in the sitcom The Real McCoys (1957-1963).