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Burgess Meredith
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Actor Born: November 16, 1908 in Cleveland, OH Death: September 9, 1997 in Malibu, CA Biography:Originally a newspaper reporter, "Burgess Meredith" came to the screen in 1936, repeating his stage role in "Winterset", a part written for him by "Maxwell Anderson". Meredith has had a long and varied film career, playing everything from George in "Of Mice and Men" (1939) to Sylvester Stallone)'s trainer in "Rocky" (1976). He received Oscar nominations for "The Day of the Locust" (1975) and "Rocky". As comfortable with comedy as with drama, Meredith also appeared in "Idiot's Delight" (1939); "Second Chorus" (1940), with "Fred Astaire"; "Diary of a Chambermaid" (1942), which he also wrote and produced; "The Story of G.I. Joe" (1945); and "Mine Own Executioner" (1947). He also directed "Man on the Eiffel Tower" (1949). On television, he made countless guest appearances in dozens of dramatic and variety productions, including one of the first episodes of The Twilight Zone, the touching Time Enough... Full Biography
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