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Fredric March

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Fredric March Fast Facts:

Met second wife Florence Eldridge when they both appeared in the play The Swan in 1927.
Served as vice president of the Screen Actor's Guild in 1933.
Tied with Jose Ferrer for the Best Actor award during the very first Tonys in 1947.
Was offered the role of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman during the original run of the show in 1949, but turned it down; eventually played the role in the 1951 film version.
A theater at the University of Wisconsin (where he attended college for two years) is named after him.

Fredric March Relationships:
John F. Bickel - Father
Cora Brown Bickel - Mother
Harold Leroy Bickel - Brother
Jack Bickel - Brother
Rosina Bickel - Sister
Penelope March Fantucci - Daughter
Anthony March - Son
Ellis Baker - Ex-wife
Florence Eldridge - Wife
Fredric March Awards:
1965 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1957 Emmy: Best Single Performance by an Actor - Nominee
1952 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1960 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1937 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1951 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1947 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Winner
1931 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1932 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1957 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Winner
1962 Tony: Actor (Dramatic) - Nominee
1955 Emmy: Best Actor in a Single Performance - Nominee
1952 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
1954 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
1960 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
College:
Attended University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI