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Van Heflin died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles on July 23, 1971, at 6:43 am, aged 62. [12] He had left instructions forbidding a public funeral. Instead, his cremated remains were scattered in the ocean.
Jul 24, 1971 · HOLLYWOOD, July 23 (UPI) — van Heflin, one of Holly wood's most versatile actors, died at Cedars of Lebanon Hos pital today at the age of 60. Mr. Heflin, a husky outdoors man, avid fisherman...
Jul 24, 1971 · Van Heflin, longtime character actor who generally portrayed tough guys who were more sensitive and vulnerable than their snarling manner initially implied, died Friday in a Los Angeles hospital.
Heflin suffered a heart attack on June 6, 1971, while swimming in a pool. He remained unconscious for the next 6 weeks and finally died at the ‘Cedars of Lebanon Hospital’ on July 23, 1971. As Heflin had directed earlier, a public funeral was not observed upon his death. He was cremated, and his remains were dispersed in the ocean.
Unlike many of his peers, Van shunned the limelight and was never a part of the Hollywood glamour set. A well-liked, introspective and talented performer, he died of a heart attack in July 1971, aged just 62. - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis.
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. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942).
Facts. Birth Date. December 13, 1908. Birthplace. Walters, Oklahoma, United States. Date Of Death. July 23, 1971. Place Of Death. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Rugged, versatile leading man with a flair for playing charming, opportunistic types. "The Prowler" (1951) and "3:10 to Yuma" (1957) show him at two extremes: as a crooked, ruthless cop and an honest, innocent farmer out to help the law. Perhaps best remembered as the resolute rancher in...
Died: 23-Jul - 1971. Location of death: Hollywood, CA. Cause of death: Heart Failure. Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered at sea) Gender: Male. Race or Ethnicity: White. Sexual orientation: Straight. Occupation: Actor. Nationality: United States.
- December 13, 1910
- July 23, 1971
Died July 23, 1971 of heart attack in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Calif. V an Heflin was a longtime character actor who often played tough guys who were more sensitive and vulnerable than...