Fredric March
Born Frederick McIntyre Bickel on
Aug. 31, 1897
in Racine, WI
Died
April 14, 1975
of cancer in Mount Sinai Hospital, NY
Movie legend Fredric March was one of the world's most respected and honored performers of the stage and screen. A handsome 6-footer with a winning smile, March embodied many of Tinseltown's most unforgettable characters for more than half a century, most notably, as the diabolical Mr. Hyde in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1937) for which March won an Academy Award. As a middle-aged banker returning from World War II in "The Best Years of our Lives" (1946), he won his second Academy Award. As the bemused and empty Willie Loman in the screen version of "Death of a Salesman," March won a Golden Globe award in 1952. One of his favorite roles was as the aging and opinionated lawyer William Jennings Bryan opposite his old friend Spencer Tracy in "Inherit the Wind" (1960). March was a director's dream who set the standard. "He invented the term 'professional.' He exemplified the word 'excellence,'" Frankenheimer said. "He really was what you would hope any great actor would be."
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Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Work | |
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| 1930 | Best Actor | The Royal Family of Broadway | Nomination |
| 1931 | Best Actor | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Win |
| 1937 | Best Actor | A Star Is Born | Nomination |
| 1946 | Best Actor | The Best Years of Our Lives | Win |
| 1951 | Best Actor | Death of a Salesman | Nomination |
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