Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Forbidden Planet
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 155
- Total plays
- 485
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields
· 1983 · cited 31,472x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,756x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,938x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,444x
- A logical calculus of the ideas immanent in nervous activity
· 1943 · cited 13,214x
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Key facts
- Born
- Walter Davis Pidgeon , ( 1897-09-23 ) September 23, 1897, Saint John , New Brunswick , Canada
- Died
- September 25, 1984 (1984-09-25) (aged 87), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Citizenship
- British subject United States (from 1943)
- Education
- University of New Brunswick , Boston Conservatory of Music
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1925–1977
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Edna Muriel Pickles ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1919 ; died 1921 ) Ruth Walker ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 )
- Allegiance
- Canada
- Branch
- Army
- Service years
- 1914-1919
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Unit
- 65th Battery, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- Conflicts
- World War I
- Preceded by
- Ronald Reagan
- Succeeded by
- Leon Ames
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Encyclopedic overview
Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. A major leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, known for his "portrayals of men who prove both sturdy and wise," Pidgeon earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his roles in Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Madame Curie (1943).
Pidgeon also starred in many other notable films such as How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Forbidden Planet (1956), Executive Suite (1954), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), Advise & Consent (1962), Funny Girl (1968) and Harry in Your Pocket (1973).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walter Pidgeon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.