Burgess Meredith Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Children, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Oliver Burgess Meredith
NICK NAMES
Buzz
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Saturday
BIRTHPLACE
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
DIED AT AGE
89 Years 9 Months 23 Days
DEATHDATE
September 9, 1997
DEATHPLACE
Malibu, California, United States
CAUSE OF DEATH
Melanoma and Alzheimer's disease
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
SCORPIO
ALSO NOTED FOR
Producer, Director, Writer
FEATURES
Hair and eyes dark brown
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'5''(feet & inches)
1.651 meters
165.1 cm
WEIGHT
59 kg
129.8 lbs
Burgess Meredith Family Members
Parents
FATHER
William George Meredith
Burgess Meredith Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Margaret Perry (1936-1938)
SPOUSE
Paulette Goddard (1944-1949)
SPOUSE
Kaja Sundsten (1950-)
Child(ren) of Burgess Meredith and Kaja Sundsten
Fame & Address
DEBUT
Time Enough at Last (TV Series 1959)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Of Mice and Men as George Milton (Film 1939), The Story of G.I. Joe as Ernie Pyle (Film 1945), A Walk in the Sun as Narrator (Film 1945)
Education, Net Worth & More
SCHOOLING FROM
COLLEGE
NET WORTH
$3 Million
BURGESS MEREDITH PICTURE
More Information
Career of Burgess Meredith
He was noted as one of the proficient actors of the century who made himself known as a leading man across Hollywood. He began his acting journey in theatres in 1929 and made his screen debut in 1935 in the movie The Scoundrel after that he has done acclaimed performances in films like Of Mice and Men (1939), A Walk in the Sun (1945), etc.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Burgess Meredith
- Did Burgess Meredith takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Burgess Meredith in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- He was a self-made star without any acting background, his father was a doctor.
- A man of many talents was also a director, writer, and producer active in show business for six decades.
- He won the Saturn Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor for two times becoming the 1st male actor to do so.
- Before coming to show business, he used to worked as a newspaper reporter and also had also been a veteran in the US Army during World War II.
- Aside from acting roles, he has done voice-over in projects The Reivers (1969), Hymn of the Nations (1944), etc.
- He was also featured in some radio programs from 1941 to 1953 in Philip Morris Playhouse, Theatre Guild on the Air and Cavalcade of America.
- He stated in his biography titled So Far, So Good published in 1994 that he undergone from aggressive mood swings that happened cause of the bipolar disorder.
- Burgess spend his last moments at his house in Malibu, LA and died at the age of 89 due to malignant & Alzheimer's disease.
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