Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bick...
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Aug 31, 1897 Racine, WI |
| Died | Apr 14, 1975 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 77 |
| Final Resting PlaceOn his estate | |
Fredric March | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1921-1973 |
| Top Roles | Christopher Columbus, Marcus Superbus, Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde, Matthew Harrison Brady, Alan Trent |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Film Adaptation, War, Historical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, Romance (Drama) |
| Top Collaborators | Dorothy Arzner (Director), Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer), Cecil B. DeMille (Director), Ernst Lubitsch (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Wheeler Dryden, Dore Schary, James Coburn see more.. |
Fredric March Overview:
Legendary actor, Fredric March, was born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel on Aug 31, 1897 in Racine, WI. March died at the age of 77 on Apr 14, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in On his estate Cemetery in New Milford, CT.
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Dark, stocky American leading man who settled in Hollywood with the coming of sound and remained in top roles for over 20 years, especially in the period between his two Oscars (for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Best Years of Our Lives) when his mellifluous voice and clever, self-effacing style won him a wide variety of roles, and he proved unexpectedly adept at sophisticated comedy. Always, in fact, rather more an actor than a star personality. Married (second of two) Florence Eldridge (F. McKechnie 1901-1988) in 1927. He also received Oscar nominations for A Star is Born, The Royal Family of Broadway and Death of a Salesman. Died from cancer. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Fredric March was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde) and The Best Years of Our Lives (as Al Stephenson) in 1931/32 and 1946 respectively.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1930/31 | Best Actor | The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) | Tony Cavendish | Nominated |
| 1931/32 | Best Actor | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) | Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde | Won |
| 1937 | Best Actor | A Star Is Born (1937) | Norman Maine (Alfred Hinkel) | Nominated |
| 1946 | Best Actor | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | Al Stephenson | Won |
| 1951 | Best Actor | Death of a Salesman (1951) | Willy Loman | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Fredric March's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #35 on Apr 21, 1937.
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Fredric March Quotes:
Matthew Harrison Brady: Do you hear that, friends? Old World monkeys! According to Bertram Cates, we don't even descend from good American monkeys!
[laughing]
William Spence: [to his son, Hartzell] A pastor's family are in a special category. We are uh... Well, It's as if we walked a sort of tightrope. Balancing with one foot on earth and one foot already in heaven.
[last lines]
President Jordan Lyman: [to reporters at a televised press conference] There's been abroad in this land in recent months a whisper that we have somehow lost our greatness, that we do not have the strength to win without war the struggles for liberty throughout the world. This is slander, because our country is strong, strong enough to be a peacemaker. It is proud, proud enough to be patient. The whisperers and the detractors, the violent men are wrong. We will remain strong and proud, peaceful and patient, and we will see a day when on this earth all men will walk out of the long tunnels of tyranny into the bright sunshine of freedom.
[president exits; reporters stand and applaud]
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, that was the President of the United States.
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