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W.C. Fields
Born: Jan 29, 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: Dec 25, 1946 in Pasadena, California
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: '20s-'40s, '90s Major Genres: Comedy
Career Highlights: The Bank Dick, David Copperfield, It's a Gift
First Major Screen Credit: Pool Sharks (1915)
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Wallace Beery
Born: Apr 01, 1885 in Kansas City, Missouri
Died: Apr 15, 1949 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor Active: teens-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Grand Hotel, Dinner at Eight, Robin Hood
First Major Screen Credit: The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
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Walt Disney
Born: Dec 05, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: Dec 15, 1966 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Director, Actor, Writer, Active: '20s-'60s Major Genres: Children's/Family, Comedy
Career Highlights: Bambi, Pinocchio, Fantasia
First Major Screen Credit: Little Red Riding Hood (1922)
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Walter Matthau
Born: Oct 01, 1920 in New York City, New York
Died: Jul 01, 2000 in Santa Monica, California
Occupation: Actor, Director, Active: '50s-'90s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: The Bad News Bears, The Sunshine Boys, Charley Varrick
First Major Screen Credit: The Indian Fighter (1955)
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Warren Beatty
Born: Mar 30, 1937 in Richmond, Virginia
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '60s-'90s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Bonnie and Clyde, Truth or Dare
First Major Screen Credit: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
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Will Rogers
Born: Nov 04, 1879 in Oologah, Oklahoma
Died: Aug 15, 1935 in Near Point Barrow, Alaska
Occupation: Actor, Active: '20s-'30s Major Genres: Comedy
Career Highlights: State Fair, Judge Priest, Doctor Bull
First Major Screen Credit: Doubling for Romeo (1921)
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William Holden
Born: Apr 17, 1918 in O'Fallon, Illinois
Died: Nov 16, 1981 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '40s-'70s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Wild Bunch, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Sunset Boulevard
First Major Screen Credit: Our Town (1940)
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William Powell
Born: Jul 29, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: Mar 05, 1984 in Palm Springs, California
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Thin Man, The Last Command, Evelyn Prentice
First Major Screen Credit: Dangerous Money (1924)
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William Shakespeare
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William Wyler
Born: Jul 01, 1902 in Mulhouse, Germany
Died: Jul 27, 1981 in Beverly Hills, California
Occupation: Director, Actor, Active: '20s-'60s Major Genres: Drama, Western
Career Highlights: Roman Holiday, The Best Years of Our Lives, Friendly Persuasion
First Major Screen Credit: Crook Buster (1925)
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Woody Allen
Born: Dec 01, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director, Active: '70s-2000s Major Genres: Comedy, Comedy Drama
Career Highlights: Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, Annie Hall
First Major Screen Credit: What's New Pussycat? (1965)
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W.S. Van Dyke
Born: Mar 21, 1889 in San Diego, California
Died: Feb 05, 1943 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Director, Actor, Writer, Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Romance
Career Highlights: The Thin Man, San Francisco, The Prizefighter and the Lady
First Major Screen Credit: Land of Long Shadows (1917)
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Wallace Reid
Born: Apr 15, 1891 in St. Louis, Missouri
Died: Jan 18, 1923 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer, Active: teens Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Affairs of Anatol, The Dictator, The Ghost Breaker
First Major Screen Credit: Before the White Man Came (1912)
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Wally Cox
Born: Dec 06, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan
Died: Feb 15, 1973 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '50s-'70s Major Genres: Comedy, Western
Career Highlights: Ironside, The Bedford Incident, The Barefoot Executive
First Major Screen Credit: Mr. Peepers: Season 02 (1953)
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Wally Westmore
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Walter Brennan
Born: Jul 25, 1894 in Swampscott, Massachusetts
Died: Sep 23, 1974 in Oxnard, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '30s-'50s Major Genres: Western, Drama
Career Highlights: My Darling Clementine, Rio Bravo, To Have and Have Not
First Major Screen Credit: Neck and Neck (1931)
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Walter Forde
Born: Apr 21, 1897 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: Jan 07, 1984 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '30s-'40s Major Genres: Comedy
Career Highlights: Bulldog Jack, Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday, The Master of Bankdam
First Major Screen Credit: What Next? (1928)
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Walter Hill
Born: Jan 10, 1942 in Long Beach, California
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: '70s-2000s Major Genres: Action, Drama
Career Highlights: The Fugitive, Aliens, Southern Comfort
First Major Screen Credit: Bullitt (1968)
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Walter Huston
Born: Apr 06, 1884 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: Apr 07, 1950 in Beverly Hills, California
Occupation: Actor, Director, Active: '30s-'40s Major Genres: Drama
Career Highlights: Yankee Doodle Dandy, Dodsworth, The Prizefighter and the Lady
First Major Screen Credit: The Virginian (1929)
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Walter Mirisch
Born: Nov 08, 1921 in New York City, New York
Occupation: Actor, Active: '50s-'70s, '90s Major Genres: Western, Adventure
Career Highlights: The Magnificent Seven, The Tall Stranger, Dracula
First Major Screen Credit: Fall Guy (1947)