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They had three children in their 54-year marriage: Arthur, Walter and Ruth. [35] In 1940, Brennan purchased the 12,000-acre Lightning Creek Ranch, 20 miles north of Joseph, Oregon .
Brennan was born on July 25, 1894, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Margaret Elizabeth (née Flanagan) and William John Brennan, an engineer. Their family was of Irish descent and he was second of the three children.
Ruth Wells Brennan (October 17, 1920 - September 21, 1974) (his death, 3 children)
- July 25, 1894
- September 21, 1974
Arthur “Mike” Wells Brennan, 99, the eldest son of the late actor Walter Brennan, passed away on September 13, 2021 at his home outside Joseph, Oregon.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Walter Brennan (born July 25, 1894, Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 21, 1974, Oxnard, California) was an American character actor, best known for his portrayals of western sidekicks and lovable or irascible old codgers.
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Walter Brennan. Actor: The Westerner. In many ways the most successful and familiar character actor of American sound films and the only actor to date to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, Walter Brennan attended college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying engineering.
Born July 25, 1894 in Lynn, MA, Walter Andrew Brennan was the second of three children by engineer William John Brennan and his wife, Margaret. As a boy, he studied engineering at Rindge Technical High School in Cambridge, MA, but fell in love with acting after appearing in several school plays.
