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Cameron Mitchell
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Actor Born: November 18, 1918 in Dallastown, PA Death: July 6, 1994 in Pacific Palisades, CA Biography:The son of a Pennsylvania minister, actor "Cameron Mitchell" first appeared on Broadway in 1934, in the Lunts' modern-dress version of Taming of the Shrew. He served as a bombardier during World War II, and for a brief period entertained thoughts of becoming a professional baseball player (he allegedly held an unsigned contract with the Detroit Tigers until the day he died). "Mitchell" was signed to an MGM contract in 1945, but stardom would elude him until he appeared as Happy in the original 1949 Broadway production of Death of the Salesman. He re-created this role for the 1951 film version, just before signing a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. Throughout the 1950s, "Mitchell" alternated between likeable characters (the unpretentious business executive in "How to Marry a Millionaire" [1952]) and hissable ones (Jigger Craigin in "Carousel" [1956]); his best performance, in the opinion of... Full Biography
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