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Walter Huston

Walter Huston

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Birth Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Born Walter Thomas Huston
April 6, 1883
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died April 7, 1950 (aged 67)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations
Actorsinger

Years active 1902–1950
Spouses
Rhea Gore

​(m. 1904; div. 1912)​
Bayonne Whipple

​(m. 1914; div. 1931)​
Ninetta (Nan) Sunderland

​(m. 1931)​

Walter Thomas Huston (/ˈhjuːstən/ ⓘ HEW-stən; April 6, 1883 or 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian actor and singer. Huston won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by his son John Huston. He is the patriarch of the four generations of the Huston acting family, including his son John, grandchildren Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston, as well as great-grandchild Jack Huston.

Huston was born on April 6, 1883, in Toronto, Ontario, where he attended Winchester Street Public School. He was the son of Elizabeth (née McGibbon) and Robert Moore Huston, a farmer who founded a construction company. He was of Scottish and Irish descent. He had a brother and two sisters, one of whom was the theatrical voice coach Margaret Carrington (1877–1941).[citation needed]

Life & Career Details

Born Walter Thomas Huston
April 6, 1883
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died April 7, 1950 (aged 67)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations
Actorsinger

Years active 1902–1950
Spouses
Rhea Gore

​(m. 1904; div. 1912)​
Bayonne Whipple

​(m. 1914; div. 1931)​
Ninetta (Nan) Sunderland

​(m. 1931)​

Walter Thomas Huston (/ˈhjuːstən/ ⓘ HEW-stən; April 6, 1883 or 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian actor and singer. Huston won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by his son John Huston. He is the patriarch of the four generations of the Huston acting family, including his son John, grandchildren Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston, as well as great-grandchild Jack Huston.

Huston was born on April 6, 1883, in Toronto, Ontario, where he attended Winchester Street Public School. He was the son of Elizabeth (née McGibbon) and Robert Moore Huston, a farmer who founded a construction company. He was of Scottish and Irish descent. He had a brother and two sisters, one of whom was the theatrical voice coach Margaret Carrington (1877–1941).[citation needed]

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