He never saw action, however, as he was severely injured in an accident when he was crushed between two gun carriages and spent seventeen months in a military hospital. . Johnson is fun (in a stiff kinda way) singing and dancing in a guest spot in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946); he is a good match for June Allyson (another personable, charming, and much underrated performer) in Two Girls and a Sailor; and hes perfectly fine as the (light-heartedly) cynical reporter Spike McManus in the Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn vehicle State of the Union (1948, above, with Adolphe Menjou and Angela Lansbury). She died giving birth to their daughter, Edna. She lived there for the next 38 years, dying at the age of 94. If you continue browsing, that means you've accepted our Terms of Use/use of cookies. Couldn't they at least have sent a camera crew to Mexico City to film some establishing shots in the major thoroughfares, parks, museums, etc.? International cinema. Pidgeon played Dave King, a prosperous rancher who quarrels with his banker over a $10,000 loan. She gave Walter two granddaughters, Pat and Pam. We never had a bad word between us. Pidgeon guest-starred in the episode "King of the Valley" (November 26, 1959) of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre. Gay movies. His widowed mother Hannah moved out to California to help care for his daughter. While the hijacker is occupied in assuming control, the lead stewardess (Yvette Mimieux) oversees the escape of the economy-class passengers by emergency slide. Every single time they went to a restaurant Vans father ordered a tuna fish sandwich. [7] He died eight days after Richard Basehart (his TV counterpart in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea) did. Ive done extensive research on Hollywood history and gays in Hollywood for my book on Ramon Novarro. Weber becomes outraged but allows the remaining passengers and three stewardesses to leave. I heard from more than one woman who insisted that Novarro was NOT gay despite all evidence to the contrary. Im sorry to read all these unpleasant readings about him. I love Vans movies and television appearances. Was nominated for Broadway's 1960 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Take Me Along" -- a award that was won by his co-star. Other websites. Hobbies included tending to his rose garden and playing bridge. I certainly understand his preference for being with a gentleman that probably understood him and befriended him and was a relief from all the couch hopping, ladder climbing actresses of the time, someone he obviously trusted. The few bad times I attribute to his cold isolated lonely childhood and his mother leaving when he was only 3 years old. He eventually enlisted in the 65th Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery during World War I, but he was injured during his training when he was crushed by two gun carriages at Camp Petawawa and also caught pneumonia. Suddenly the information provided becomes a) unsubstantiated, b) unimportant c) a hatchet job. "Why So Gloomy? Wife Ruth was his secretary before he married her. his companion of 63 years, and their daughter, Donna, who died at age 23 due to an illegal abortion. But the Canadian-born Mr. Pidgeon, whose talents were were enhanced by a strong, reassuring voice, carved his own distinctive image. [10][Note 2]. To avoid an explosive decompression if a bomb goes off, he flies at lower altitude, increasing fuel consumption. Weber, who had nursed fantasies of being received by the Soviets as a hero, is jubilant to have seemingly achieved his dreams and gloats to O'Hara that he never even possessed a bomb. In a 2003 Los Angeles Times interview, June Allyson remembered Johnson as being very, very down-to-earth. Cary Grant stars as an executive who leaves his overly- ambitious wife to marry the exotic daughter of a sheik who is trained in the art of pleasing a man. He might have been a troubled guy but he had a tough child hood and being troubled doesnt make him homosexual. Parkington,'' ''Julie Misbehaves,'' ''That Forsythe Woman,'' ''The Miniver Story'' and ''Scandal at Scourie. Having said that, today I think too much is made of everyones sexual proclivities and that all of us, including hetero and LBGT(? I didn't demand any vetoes over the films I didn't like, as they do today. Walter had a brother, Larry Pidgeon. We need you! NO ONE HAS EVER MENTIONED WHO HIS MALE LOVER WAS AND THIS IS STRANGE TO ME. Polyethylene Film / PE Sheet After her party, Christine and her father are talking in her room. His the best movies are Mrs. Miniver (1942), Forbidden Planet (1956), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Funny Girl (1968) and Madame Curie (1943). His second came just one year later for his role again opposite Garson in Madame Curie. World War I, however, prompted him to enlist in the Canadian army. He performed in early talking musicals for Warner Brothers. (1952-1957) President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Weber is shot and lands on his own grenade which detonates killing him instantly. I saw your father in The Music Man in London.. 1961 I have been told that you were in my sisters class at the ASL.. love seeing your father in the classics..!!! But they did not get the whole story down either. Official Sites. 12:30 PM Mrs. Parkington (1944) A lady's maid marries a man whose prospects push her into high society. Oh that's because I'm not dressed yet that's all. Larry Pidgeon was the editorial editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press for many years. Frank William Pickels [10] Current Air National Guard operational North American F-100 Super Sabres of the 188th Fighter Squadron were repainted as the Soviet interceptors. Pidgeon allegedly asked him what a handsome young man like him was doing there. Schuyler loved her father with all her heart,She was so devastated when he told her he was gay,I remember she wanted to go stay with him .I believe she said he was living in New York at the time and didnt want her to come or have anything to do with her. In 1956 Pidgeon left the movies to do some work in the theater, but he returned to film in 1961.Pidgeon retired from acting in 1977. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. I was very disappointed to read that Van was estranged from his daughter. All girls look like this before they're dressed. I dont think its right for us to accuse someone of something when we really have no right to judge. Logical analysis finally led me to the conclusion that, if there could be people born with with genitalia from both sexes then it must also be possible for people of either sex to be mentally wired to prefer same sex relationships. I'd seen performers like that and they never lasted long. is 6'2"(1.88m) . Van Johnson, to me, was a fine actor who projected good vibes and was a team player in the golden age of Hollywood. List of the best Walter Pidgeon movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. When O'Hara tries to intervene, Weber shoots him and leads the captain down the airstair to the landing strip. Starred in Universal's first all-talkie, "Melody of Love," in 1928. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Though not known as an actor of great depth and despite the appalling phoniness of apple-pie wholesomeness emblematic of his big-screen persona, Van Johnson was actually a charming and capable light comedian. He was equal to, if not better than the other 4 big stars in that film! I just loved working with him. I had read the biography as a child and I loved that version. Black and white. And he played Ben-Hur. Turned down the role of Gaylord Ravenal in the Universal remake of Show Boat (1936) because he did not want to be typecast in musicals. Now, one thing Ive learned during my research is how bigoted and hypocritical most people are: they have no qualms when they read about a male stars female lovers thats fact, thats important, thats respectful but they freak out if male lovers are mentioned. She died giving birth to their daughter, Edna. Two-time Oscar nominee Walter Pidgeon and Honey West star Anne Francis lead the cast as the enigmatic Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira, who are somehow immune to the mysterious "planetary . He died in Santa Monica, California. Teamed With Garson. He continued making films, playing Admiral Harriman Nelson in 1961's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, James Haggin in Walt Disney's Big Red (1962), and the Senate Majority Leader in Otto Preminger's Advise & Consent. As they enter Soviet airspace, O'Hara orders that the landing gear and flaps be lowered to a full landing configuration and broadcasts their situation to Soviet ground control. [5], Film rights were bought by Walter Seltzer. She hired him and Pidgeon moved to New York City in 1923. Medical School in Los Angeles for teaching and research purposes. . I hasten to assure one and all I am not spoiled nor was I ever a brat; (although many uneducated, uninformed people choose to believe so, for their own petty purposes) for one thing both parents instilled in me excellent manners and respect for adults at all times. In fact, Id much rather watch Van Johnson Ive seen about 20 of his 70 or so film appearances than, say, Van Heflin or Vin Diesel. He was born Charles Van Dell Johnson on Aug. 25, 1916, in Newport, Rhode Island, to a Swedish-born father - variously described as a cold-hearted and/or aloof plumber - and his wife, an alcoholic who abandoned the family when her son was 3. Agree. Everything was provided for us, from singing lessons to barbells. Allan Jones played the role instead opposite Irene Dunne's Magnolia. After playing this character on stage, Pidgeon became so enthusiastic that he actually applied to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In 1937 MGM put him under contract, but only in supporting roles and "the other man" roles, such as in Saratoga (1937) opposite Jean Harlow and Clark Gable and in The Girl of the Golden West (1938) opposite Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A federal agent tries to slip on board, but is caught by Weber and becomes another hostage. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Many actresses must have tried to be with him because they would try to ride on the coat tails of his success. I drove from Snowmass to her place in Aspen, and we just felt so very sad for her pain of the rejection of her father,Schuyler really needed her Dad. Nominated for 2 Oscars. 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