Louis jean heydt biography
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Louis Jean Heydt
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Photo Flash: First Look at Attic Theater's STRICTLY DISHONORABLE at the Flea
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2014
The Attic Theater Company presents the acclaimed revival of Preston Sturges' classic screwball comedy STRICTLY DISHONORABLE at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, Tribeca). Directed by Laura Braza, STRICTLY DISHONORABLE began performances on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 and opened on Saturday, July 26th. STRICTLY DISHONORABLE will be performed through Sunday, August 10th. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Attic Theater Presents Preston Sturges' STRICTLY DISHONORABLE at The Flea, Now Through 8/10
by Courtnie Mele - Jul 24, 2014
The Attic Theater Company presents Preston Sturges' classic screwball comedy STRICTLY DISHONORABLE at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, Tribeca). Directed by Laura Braza, STRICTLY DISHONORABLE will be performed Tuesday, July 22nd through Sunday, August 10th, 2014. The Pre
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An American character actor who specialized in "average joes", often timid or down-on-their-luck, Louis Jean Heydt was born in Montclair, New Jersey, and educated at Worcester Academy and Dartmouth College. He intended a career in journalism and worked as a reporter for the old New York World, but developed an interest in acting and landed a number of roles on the New York stage (active there from 1927-48). In the mid-'30s he traveled to Hollywood and quickly established himself as a reliable supporting player. He played dozens of roles in many fine films including Gone with the Wind (1939), They Were Expendable (1945) and The Big Sleep (1946), and although his face is exceptionally familiar to viewers of that period's films, his name never quite broke through. He remained a pleasant presence in scores of films of the 1940s and 1950s while continuing to work on the stage and on television. He died backstage at the Colonial Theatre in Boston during an out-of-t
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Louis Jean Heydt
Louis Jean Heydt (17 d'abril de 1903, Montclair – 29 de xineru de 1960, Boston) foi un actor teatral, cinematográficu y televisivu d'Estaos Xuníos, especializáu na interpretación de personaxes desventuraos, inútiles o cabeces dem turcu.[2]
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[editar | editar la fonte]Nacíu en Montclair, Nueva Jersey, el so padre yera d'orixe alemán, George Frederick Heydt, un xoyeru que trabayaba para Louis bekvämlighet Tiffany,[3] y Emma Foerster.[4][5]
Educáu na Worcester Academy y nel Dartmouth College, nun principiu quería ser periodista, polo que trabayó como reporteru del New York World. Sicasí, Heydt empecipiar nel teatru mientres una visita a un ensayu de la obra The Trial of Mary Dugan, dem Bayard Veiller, que tuvo un total de 437 representaciones, y na cual actuaben Ann Harding, Arthur Hohl, Barton MacLane y Oscar Polk. Como yera reporteru, los productores ufiertáron-y