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  1. He was the son of Louise (née Leonard; 1894–1982), a laundress at West Point, and James E. Durning (1883 – c. 1935). [3] His father was an Irish immigrant, [4] and his mother was also of Irish descent. [5] Durning was raised Catholic. [6] [7] Durning was the ninth of ten children. His three brothers – James (known as Roger, 1915–2000 ...

  2. Charles Durning. Actor: Dog Day Afternoon. WWII veteran, dance instructor and diversely talented stage & screen actor were all inclusions on the resume of this perpetually busy US actor who didn't get in front of the cameras until around the time of his fortieth birthday. The stockily built Charles Durning was one of Hollywood's most dependable ...

    • January 1, 1
    • Highland Falls, New York, USA
    • January 1, 1
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  3. Charles Durning. Actor: Dog Day Afternoon. WWII veteran, dance instructor and diversely talented stage & screen actor were all inclusions on the resume of this perpetually busy US actor who didn't get in front of the cameras until around the time of his fortieth birthday. The stockily built Charles Durning was one of Hollywood's most dependable and sought after supporting actors. Durning was ...

    • February 28, 1923
    • December 24, 2012
  4. Dec 25, 2012 · Charles Durning, a World War Two hero who became one of Hollywood's top character actors in films like "The Sting," "Tootsie" and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," has died, a New York City ...

  5. Dec 25, 2012 · Charles Edward Durning was born into poverty on Feb. 28, 1923, in Highland Falls, N.Y., a Hudson River village. His father, James, an Irish immigrant, had been sickened by mustard gas and lost a ...

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  7. Dec 28, 2012 · Durning's rugged early life provided ample material on which to base his later portrayals. He was born into an Irish family of 10 children in 1923, in Highland Falls, New York, a town near West Point.

  8. Dec 25, 2012 · Charles Durning grew up in poverty, lost five of his nine siblings to disease, barely lived through D-Day and was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Bulge.His hard life and wartime trauma ...

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