Died 1962-12-17.
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Thomas Mitchell
Thomas John Mitchell was an American character actor, writer, and theater director. He is considered one of the both greatest supporting and character actors of the Golden Age of Hollywood and a leading man on Broadway.
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Born 11 July 1892 · Died 17 December 1962 · Q317026
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1962· 2 entries
At age 70 from peritoneal mesothelioma in Beverly Hills, California
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1959· 1 entry
Mitchell starred in Glencannon, filmed in England by Gross-Krasne and starring Mitchell as a ship's engineer
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1955· 1 entry
Played Kris Kringle in The 20th Century-Fox Hour version of The Miracle on 34th Street opposite Teresa Wright and MacDonald Carey
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1953· 3 entries
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (1953).
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Mitchell became the first male actor to win the Triple Crown of Acting (he's one of 24 performers to have reached this achievement)
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For his role as Dr Downer in the musical comedy Hazel Flagg
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1952· 1 entry
And 1953 for his role in the medical drama The Doctor—winning in 1953—and in 1955 for an appearance on a weekly anthology series
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1940· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Stagecoach (1940).
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1939· 1 entry
Alone he had key roles in Stagecoach, Mr
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1927· 1 entry
Mitchell joined The Lambs
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1913· 1 entry
At one point touring with Charles Coburn's Shakespeare Company
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1892· 2 entries
Born 1892-07-11.
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To Irish immigrants, James Mitchell and Mary Donnelly, in Elizabeth, New Jersey
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