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Will Geer (born William Aughe Ghere; March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978) was an American actor, musician, and social activist, who was active in labor organizing and other movements in New York and Southern California in the 1930s and 1940s. In California he befriended rising singer Woody Guthrie. They both lived in New York for a time in the ...
Will Geer was a versatile and long-lived performer who starred in Broadway, movies, and TV, including The Waltons. He was also a political radical, a folklorist, and a founder of the Theatricum Botanicum in California.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- March 9, 1902
- 3 min
- April 22, 1978
Aug 4, 2020 · Will Geer died of respiratory failure in 1978 after Season 6 of The Waltons. He was a social activist, a folk singer, and a friend of Woody Guthrie.
Will Geer was an actor, activist and folklorist who starred in The Waltons and other roles. He had a degree in botany, a passion for Shakespeare and a vegetarian lifestyle.
- March 9, 1902
- April 22, 1978
Geer founded the open-air theater ‘Theatricum Botanicum’ in Topanga, California. Will Geer was born William Aughe Ghere, on March 9, 1902, in Frankfort, Indiana, US, to postal worker Roy Aaron Ghere and teacher Katherine (née Aughe). When Geer was 11, his father abandoned the family. Geer wished to become a botanist.
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Apr 24, 1978 · Geer recalled once that his first professional role on stage was as Pistol in “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” And years later, Mr. Geer even wrote a book on the 1,000 plants referred to in ...