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- After a six-month marriage to actress Eleanor Shaw (née Eleanor Scherr, died 2004), he married RKO contract player Frances Neal. They had two daughters, actresses Vana O'Brien and Cathleen (Kate) Heflin, and a son, Tracy.
Born in Walters, Oklahoma, on December 13, 1908 (according to Social Security records), Van Heflin was the son of Dr. Emmett E. and Fannie B. Heflin. The family moved to California, and the younger Heflin attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
Jun 16, 2024 · Heflin was born Emmett Evan Heflin, Jr. in Walters, Oklahoma, the son of Fanny Bleecker (née Shippey) and Dr. Emmett Evan Heflin, a dentist. He was of Irish and French ancestry. Heflin's sister was Daytime Emmy-nominated actress Frances Heflin (who married composer Sol Kaplan).
- Walters, OK
- Frances E. Heflin
- OK
- December 13, 1910
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Son of Emmett Evan Heflin, Sr. and Fannie Bleecker Shippey, he was an American theater, radio, and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. Heflin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942). Among his m...
1. His first marriage lasted six months. It took place before he became famous and his wife's identity is not known. (divorced) 2. Esther Eleanor (Scherr) Shibley (a.k.a. Eleanor Shaw), 20 July 1934 - 8 October 1936 (divorced) 3. Frances Marian Neal (aka Frances E. Neal), 16 May 1942 - 1967 (divorced). (3 children), daughters Vana (Heflin) O'Brien ...
Complete biography on IMDB"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML79-48J: accessed 16 May 2017), Evan Heflin in household of Emmett Heflin, Oklahoma City W..."United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNBB-2MW: accessed 16 May 2017), Emmett Evan Heflin in household of Emmett E Heflin, Oklaho...- Male
- December 13, 1908
- Frances Marion (Neal) Heflin
- July 23, 1971
Quick Facts. Also Known As: Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. Died At Age: 62. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Eleanor Scherr (a.k.a. Eleanor Shaw), Frances E. Neal (m.1942 – div. 1967) children: Kate Heflin, Tracy Heflin, Vana O'Brien. Born Country: United States. Actors Radio Personalities. Height: 6'0" (183 cm ), 6'0" Males. Died on: July 23, 1971.
Heflin was born in Walters, Oklahoma, the son of Fanny Bleecker (née Shippey) and Dr. Emmett Evan Heflin, a dentist. He was of Irish and French ancestry. Heflin's sister was Daytime Emmy-nominated actress Frances Heflin (who married composer Sol Kaplan). Heflin attended Classen High School in Oklahoma City. One source says Long Beach ...
Heflin was born in Walters, Oklahoma, the son of Fanny Bleecker (née Shippey) and Dr. Emmett Evan Heflin, a dentist. [ 1][ 2] He was of Irish and French ancestry. [ 3] Heflin's sister was Daytime Emmy -nominated actress Frances Heflin (who married composer Sol Kaplan ).
Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin, Jr. (December 13, 1910 – July 23, 1971) was an American film and theatre actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man.
