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Fredric March
Fredric March was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated stars of the 1930s and 1940s. As a performer he was known for his versatility. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, two Tony Awards, two Volpi Cups, the Silver Bear, as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and three Emmy Awards.
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entertainment · American actor (1897–1975) · actor · character actor · stage actor · film actor · television actor · also Fredric March, Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel, March
Born 31 August 1897 · Died 14 April 1975 · Q181819
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2026· 1 entry
2018· 2 entries
The University of Wisconsin–Madison had named the 168-seat at the Memorial Union as the Fredric March Play Circle Theater; however, in 2018, his name was removed, after student protests following reports of March's membership in a student fraternal organization calling itself Ku Klux Klan.
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His name was removed, after student protests following reports of March's membership in a student fraternal organization calling itself Ku Klux Klan
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1975· 1 entry
Died 1975-04-14.
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1970· 1 entry
It seemed his career was over; yet, he managed to give one last performance in The Iceman Cometh (1973) as the complicated Irish saloon keeper, Harry Hope
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1959· 1 entry
March appeared before a joint session of the 86th United States Congress, reading the Gettysburg Address as part of a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth
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1957· 2 entries
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (1957).
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March was awarded the George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for "distinguished contribution to the art of film"
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1954· 1 entry
March co-hosted the 26th Annual Academy Awards ceremony from New York City, with co-host Donald O'Connor in Los Angeles
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1948· 1 entry
And his wife sued the anti-communist publication Counterattack for defamation, seeking $250,000 in damages, equal to $3,350,069 today
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1947· 3 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Actor for The Best Years of Our Lives (1947).
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Awarded Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (1947).
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For the play Years Ago, written by Ruth Gordon, and in 1957 for his performance as James Tyrone in the original Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night
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1945· 1 entry
In which he narrated and played the title role, and The Sounds of History, a twelve volume LP set accompanying the twelve volume set of books The Life History of the United States, published by Time-Life
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1944· 1 entry
And Gideon in 1961, and he played in Ibsen's An Enemy of the People on Broadway in 1951
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1938· 1 entry
March was one of many Hollywood personalities who were investigated by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and the hunt for Communists in the film community
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1932· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932).
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1930· 1 entry
For The Royal Family of Broadway, in which he played a role modeled on John Barrymore
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1926· 3 entries
March was the leading man in the summer stock cast at Elitch Theatre, and the leading lady was Florence Eldridge
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And by the end of the decade, he signed a film contract with Paramount Pictures
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At the age of 29, and by the end of the decade, he had signed a film contract with Paramount Pictures
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1924· 1 entry
But he would divorce her in 1926 after he met Florence Eldridge
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1920· 2 entries
Began working as an "extra" in movies made in New York City, using a shortened form of his mother's maiden name
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By working as an extra in movies filmed in New York City
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1919· 1 entry
And 1920 named the Ku Klux Klan which is not believed to have been affiliated with the notorious organization of that name
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1897· 1 entry
Born 1897-08-31.
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