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Walter Andrew Brennan was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, less than two miles from his family's home in Swampscott. He was the second of three children born to Irish immigrants William John Brennan and Margaret Elizabeth Flanagan.
May 23, 2020 · Daughter of Michael A Flanagan and Margaret (Hewitt) Flanagan. Sister of Mary Bridget (Flanagan) Whitney, Annie Maria (Flanagan) Haven, Arthur J Flanagan and Joseph Mark Flanagan. Wife of William John Brennan — married 3 Sep 1890 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Mother of William Irvin Brennan , Walter Andrew Brennan and Helen ...
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- June 4, 1869
- William John Brennan
- February 1, 1955
Margaret Elizabeth Flanagan: Gender: Female : Description: Margaret Elizabeth Flanagan was the mother of actor Walter Brennan. Birth
- Republic of Ireland
- Margaret Elizabeth Flanagan
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Walter Andrew Brennan was a native of Lynn, Massachusetts. He was born less than two miles from his family's home in Swampscott. He was the second of three children born to Irish immigrants William John Brennan and Margaret Elizabeth Flanagan. The elder Brennan was an engineer and inventor, and young Walter studied engineering at Rindge Technical H...
Finding himself broke, he began taking extra parts in 1929 and then bit parts in as many films as he could, including The Invisible Man (1933), the Three Stooges short Woman Haters (1934), and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and also worked as a stunt man. In the 1930s, he began appearing in higher-quality films and received more substantial roles as...
Film historians and critics have long regarded Brennan as one of the finest character actors in motion picture history. While the roles he was adept at playing were extremely diverse, he is probably best remembered for his portrayals in movie westerns, such as trail hand Nadine Groot in Red River and Deputy Stumpy in Rio Bravoboth directed by Howar...
Brennan was politically conservative. In 1963 and 1964, Brennan joined fellow actors William Lundigan, Chill Wills, and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. in making appearances on behalf of U.S. Senator Barry M. Goldwater, the Republican nominee in the campaign against U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1964, Brennan spoke at "Project Prayer" rally attended by...
Upon his death from emphysema at the age of eighty in Oxnard in Ventura County, Brennan's remains were interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles. Brennan was married to the former Ruth Wells (December 8, 1897 – January 12, 1997), whom he married in 1920, she died 23 years after Walter at 99. The Brennans had a daughter Ruth Caroline ...
Margaret Elizabeth. Flanagan. Brennan. Birth. 4 Jun 1869. Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Death. 1 Feb 1955 (aged 85) Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Contact information for people named Margaret Flanagan found in Cambridge Highlands, Cambridgeport, and Old Port Village and other Cambridge neighborhoods and suburban areas. Searching for another Margaret? View all Margaret Flanagan profiles in Massachusetts. ... more. AGE. 80+. Margaret M Flanagan. Cambridge, MA (Cambridge Highlands)
Research genealogy for Margaret Elizabeth Flanagan of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, as well as other members of the Flanagan family, on Ancestry®.
