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Feb 25, 2006 · Actor. He was an accomplished character actor in films and television. Probably best-known for his role as Ralphie's father in the Holiday classic A Christmas Story, he began his acting career in 1944 working in an off-Broadway play. He was first seen on film in an uncredited role in the 1945 film A Song to...
Darren McGavin was born William Lyle Richardson on May 7, 1922, in Spokane, Washington, to Grace Mitton (Bogart) and Reed D. Richardson. His mother was from Ontario, Canada. He received his dramatic arts training at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Studio, and debuted on screen in an uncredited role in A Song to Remember (1945).
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Feb 25, 2006 · The Speakers included Jack Grinnage, who gave an anecdotal account of his long friendship with McGavin, and read Richard Valley’s valedictory e-mail following McGavin’s death; McGavin’s granddaughter Rhiannon, about 7-years-old, who got one sentence deep into her eulogy before choking up; McGavin’s oldest son, York, who narriated a ...
Feb 27, 2006 · Darren McGavin in 1992. Darren McGavin, an Emmy-winning actor who worked almost constantly in television for almost 50 years and made an enduring mark on popular culture as the grizzled has-been ...
Feb 26, 2006 · Darren McGavin was painting a movie set in 1945 when he learned of an opening for a small role in the show, climbed off his ladder, and returned through Columbia's front gates to land the part.
Feb 26, 2006 · The husky, tough-talking performer went on to become one of the busiest actors in television and film, starring in five TV series, including "Mike Hammer," and endearing holiday audiences with his role as the grouchy dad in the 1983 comedy classic "A Christmas Story." McGavin, 83, died Saturday of natural causes at a Los Angeles-area hospital ...
Feb 27, 2006 · Darren McGavin, 83, died Saturday of natural causes at a Los Angeles-area hospital with his family at his side, his son Bogart McGavin said. The husky, tough-talking performer starred in five TV ...
