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 A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Eddie Albert was a circus trapeze flier before becoming a stage and radio actor. He made his film debut in 1938 and has worked steadily since, often cast as the friendly, good-natured buddy of the hero but occasionally being cast as a villain; one of his most memorable roles was as the cowardly, glory-seeking army officer in Robert Aldrich's World War 2 film, Attack (1956).Eddie Albert's television career is the earliest of any other American performer. It began years before electronic television was introduced to the public. In June of 1936 Eddie appeared in RCA/NBC's first private live performance for their radio licensees in New York City. This was very early experimental all electronic television system. Due to the primitive nature of these early cameras it was necessary for him to apply heavy make-up and endure tremendous heat from studio lighting. The basic makeup was green toned with purple lipstick for optimal image transmission by RCA's iconoscope pick up cameras. Since television was experimental Eddie Albert applied his own make-up and even wrote the script for this performance. His co-star was Grace Bradt.
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A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Eddie Albert was a circus trapeze flier before becoming a stage and radio actor. He made his film debut in 1938 and has worked steadily since, often cast as the friendly, good-natured buddy of the hero but occasionally being cast as a villain; one of his most memorable roles was as the cowardly, glory-seeking army officer in Robert Aldrich's World War 2 film, Attack (1956).
Eddie Albert's television career is the earliest of any other American performer. It began years before electronic television was introduced to the public. In June of 1936 Eddie appeared in RCA/NBC's first private live performance for their radio licensees in New York City. This was very early experimental all electronic television system. Due to the primitive nature of these early cameras it was necessary for him to apply heavy make-up and endure tremendous heat from studio lighting. The basic makeup was green toned with purple lipstick for optimal image transmission by RCA's iconoscope pick up cameras. Since television was experimental Eddie Albert applied his own make-up and even wrote the script for this performance. His co-star was Grace Bradt.
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His son, Edward Albert, was his primary caregiver during his last years battling Alzheimer's Disease. Eddie was physically healthy and physically active up to just one month before his death at age 99.His son, Edward Albert, died just over a year after his father, from lung cancer.He was an active participant in the battle of Tarawa (Nov. 1943). Tarawa was one of the many bloody island battles of World War II and in the history of the U.S. Marine Corp. Albert was credited with rescuing up to 70 wounded Marines while under enemy fire. He accomplished this while he was skippering a relatively large landing craft. He was part of the first wave of attack. And made several trips to and from the landing zone. He was awarded the Bronze Star with a combat "V" for his bravery on that day. He did not speak about this publicly until it was mentioned several times in the 1990's in television documentaries about the battle. At the start of the war he enlisted in the Coast Guard. But later resigned his Coast Guard commission to accept a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve. And that's what led to him being a part of Battle of Tarawa.Was very good friends with: Shirley Jones, Marsha Hunt, Ernest Borgnine, Vincent Price, Eve Arden, Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Loretta Young, Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Eva Gabor, Frank Cady, Charlie Callas, Bernie Kopell, John Qualen, Errol Flynn, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Angie Dickinson, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Aaron Spelling, Paul Henning, Leif Erickson, Burt Reynolds, Nanette Fabray, Gordon Jump, Audrey Hepburn, Mary Grace Canfield, Edgar Buchanan, Lucille Ball, Bea Benaderet, Denver Pyle, John Wayne, Norman Lloyd, Jane Greer, June Lockhart, Robert Hutton, Ann Sothern, Ronald Reagan, William Bryant, Mickey Rooney, Beverly Garland, Gregory Peck, and Pat Buttram.His real name was Eddie Albert Heimberger. He changed his name early on while he was singing on radio with a trio. It seems the announcer kept introducing him as "Eddie Hamburger" so he dropped his last name and adopted his middle name as his last.Hired by the United States government, he went on what appeared to be pleasure sailing expeditions in Mexican waters. What he was actually doing was gathering reportable information on Nazi and Japanese activities in and around the two Mexican territories on the Baja California peninsula of Mexico (since 1953, the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur). As part of the same effort, he also joined a Mexican circus act, owned by the Escalante Brothers, as a clown and "flyer" in a trapeze act, and while touring with the circus, gathered intelligence for the U.S. government.He was very disappointed when Green Acres was canceled at the end of the sixth season, due to the infamous "rural purge" of American television network programming (particularly on CBS). The "rural purge" was widespread series cancellations, beginning in 1969 and lasting until 1972, and due to the inclusion of new statistical demographics from television ratings agency Neilsen, and sponsors alarmed by the older, "more countrified" audiences for the shows canceled. Of the cancellations, almost all were still popular rural-themed shows with similarly skewed rural audiences, and took place at the end of the 1970-1971 television season. Included in the purge were all three of Paul Henning produced country comedies, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963), and Green Acres (1965).Attended the funeral of his former Green Acres (1965) co-star, Eva Gabor, when the actress passed away on July 4, 1995.When his son Edward Albert was 18, he and his father sailed to Anacapa Island, part of Channel Islands National Park, located about 11 miles off the coast of Ventura County, California, to examine the effects of DDT on the pelican population.Met a young, unfamiliar actress Shirley Jones on the set of Oklahoma! (1955), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1955 until Albert's own death in 2005.Buried not too far from his Green Acres (1965) co-star Eva Gabor at Westwood Memorial in Los Angeles, California.Turned down the lead series roles in My Three Sons (1960) and Mister Ed (1961) in order to actively pursue his movie career.Met his future wife, Margo, while on leave of duty. They were married in December 1945, after Eddie's discharge from the U.S. Navy.While in elementary school, during World War I, he was taunted as "the enemy" by his classmates, due to his Germanic surname of Heimberger (later dropped, for professional reasons, in favor of his given middle name, Albert).Served in the United States Navy during WWIIResided in Pacific Palisades, California. His house was a Spanish-style house on an acre of land with a cornfield in the front yard.He wrote the first original drama for television in 1936 as well as writing dozens of small scripts for RCA.While filming John Huston's The Roots of Heaven (1958) in Africa, Albert met legendary actor, humanitarian and philosopher Dr. Albert Schweitzer.Founder of City Children's Farms, a program for involving inner-city children in farming, and the Eddie Albert Trees Foundation.His father, Frank Daniel Heimberger, died in 1970. His father lived to be 96.Three of the surviving cast members of Green Acres (1965) attended his funeral, on 26 May 2005. Co-star, Tom Lester was not present. Albert once stated Lester was his closest and best friend.Remained good friends with Robert Wagner during and after Switch (1975).Before he was a successful actor, he was also a soda jerk and a singer in a pop band.Taught his Green Acres (1965) co-star, Tom Lester, to eat healthily, just like Albert himself did.Just 8 days after his 90th birthday, he, alongside Steve Allen, Sid Caesar, Kent McCord, Barbara Eden and Dick Van Dyke, attended the MTV's Launch Party for TV Land. [30 April 1996].Played Oliver Wendell Douglas, along with Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas, on three shows: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963) and Green Acres (1965).He and his wife Margo, a Mexican actress/singer, whom he married after the war, had a nightclub act.Classmate (Minneapolis Central High School, 1926) of actress Ann Sothern, then known as Harriette Lake.Acting mentors and friends of Tom Lester, Robert Wagner and Sharon Gless.Was an enthusiastic agronomist and turned his front yard into a cornfield and his backyard into a vegetable garden.The films he didn't like were: Roman Holiday (1953) and The Heartbreak Kid (1972), despite earning two Oscar Nominations for his performances.He had 12 hobbies: jogging, swimming, golfing, world travel, organic gardening, sculpting, beekeeping, wine making, sailing, boating, reading and playing guitar.Remained good friends with Tom Lester during and after Green Acres (1965).Sang in the church choir.He served in the Naval Reserve during World War II and fought in the Battle of Tarawa. He was awarded the Bronze Star with a Combat "V" for valor after rescuing 47 stranded Marines while skippering a landing craft as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He also supervised in the rescue of another 30 Marines later as part of one of the many trips he back to and from the landing zone.To hide the fact that he was born out of wedlock, his mother altered his birth certificate to read 1908. However, his son, Edward Albert, confirmed Eddie Sr. was actually born in 1906.Was a spokesperson for the National Arbor Day Foundation from 1985 to 1993.His future Switch (1975) co-star, Robert Wagner, had seen him in the movie Brother Rat (1938) at the time of its release. He said that even though he was only eight years old, he was impressed by Albert's talent.His wife, Margo, died in 1985, just five months before the couple's 40th wedding anniversary.Won the role of Oliver Wendell Douglas on Green Acres (1965), because he knew and was hired by producer/creator Paul Henning.Served as director of the U.S. Council on Refugees.Was also a popular conference speaker about birds.An avid environmentalist, he shared his concerns on TV on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and Today (1952) shows and lectured everywhere from high schools and industrial conventions. He produced films to aid in campaigns against pollution. He also helped to launch the very first "Earth Day" on April 22, 1970, his birthday.Met Buddy Ebsen on the set of Attack (1956), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1956, until Ebsen's own death in 2003.Also presided over a game show and two variety shows in the early 1950s.Buried alongside his wife Margo at Westwood Memorial in Los Angeles, California. His Green Acres (1965) co-star, Eva Gabor, is buried nearby.Was also good friends with Morgan Fairchild and Gregory Peck.After his guest-starring role on Extreme Ghostbusters (1997), he retired from acting at age 91.Met Jane Wyman on the set of Brother Rat (1938), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1938, until Albert's own death in 2005. He would also have a recurring role opposite her on Falcon Crest (1981).Prior to becoming a successful actor, he was a successful singer. |
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Eddie Albert |
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Actor,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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5' 10' (1.78 m) |
| Biography: |
A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Eddie Albert was a circus trapeze flier before becoming a stage and radio actor. He made his film debut in 1938 and has worked steadily since, often cast as the friendly, good-natured buddy of the hero but o |
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His son, Edward Albert, was his primary caregiver during his last years battling Alzheimer's Disease. Eddie was physically healthy and physically active up to just one month before his death at age 99.His son, Edward Albert, died just over a year after his father, from lung cancer.He was an active participant in the battle of Tarawa (Nov. 1943). Tarawa was one of the many bloody island battles of World War II and in the history of the U.S. Marine Corp. Albert was credited with rescuing up to 70 wounded Marines while under enemy fire. He accomplished this while he was skippering a relatively large landing craft. He was part of the first wave of attack. And made several trips to and from the landing zone. He was awarded the Bronze Star with a combat "V" for his bravery on that day. He did not speak about this publicly until it was mentioned several times in the 1990's in television documentaries about the battle. At the start of the war he enlisted in the Coast Guard. But later resigned his Coast Guard commission to accept a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve. And that's what led to him being a part of Battle of Tarawa.Was very good friends with: Shirley Jones, Marsha Hunt, Ernest Borgnine, Vincent Price, Eve Arden, Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Loretta Young, Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Eva Gabor, Frank Cady, Charlie Callas, Bernie Kopell, John Qualen, Errol Flynn, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Angie Dickinson, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Aaron Spelling, Paul Henning, Leif Erickson, Burt Reynolds, Nanette Fabray, Gordon Jump, Audrey Hepburn, Mary Grace Canfield, Edgar Buchanan, Lucille Ball, Bea Benaderet, Denver Pyle, John Wayne, Norman Lloyd, Jane Greer, June Lockhart, Robert Hutton, Ann Sothern, Ronald Reagan, William Bryant, Mickey Rooney, Beverly Garland, Gregory Peck, and Pat Buttram.His real name was Eddie Albert Heimberger. He changed his name early on while he was singing on radio with a trio. It seems the announcer kept introducing him as "Eddie Hamburger" so he dropped his last name and adopted his middle name as his last.Hired by the United States government, he went on what appeared to be pleasure sailing expeditions in Mexican waters. What he was actually doing was gathering reportable information on Nazi and Japanese activities in and around the two Mexican territories on the Baja California peninsula of Mexico (since 1953, the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur). As part of the same effort, he also joined a Mexican circus act, owned by the Escalante Brothers, as a clown and "flyer" in a trapeze act, and while touring with the circus, gathered intelligence for the U.S. government.He was very disappointed when Green Acres was canceled at the end of the sixth season, due to the infamous "rural purge" of American television network programming (particularly on CBS). The "rural purge" was widespread series cancellations, beginning in 1969 and lasting until 1972, and due to the inclusion of new statistical demographics from television ratings agency Neilsen, and sponsors alarmed by the older, "more countrified" audiences for the shows canceled. Of the cancellations, almost all were still popular rural-themed shows with similarly skewed rural audiences, and took place at the end of the 1970-1971 television season. Included in the purge were all three of Paul Henning produced country comedies, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963), and Green Acres (1965).Attended the funeral of his former Green Acres (1965) co-star, Eva Gabor, when the actress passed away on July 4, 1995.When his son Edward Albert was 18, he and his father sailed to Anacapa Island, part of Channel Islands National Park, located about 11 miles off the coast of Ventura County, California, to examine the effects of DDT on the pelican population.Met a young, unfamiliar actress Shirley Jones on the set of Oklahoma! (1955), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1955 until Albert's own death in 2005.Buried not too far from his Green Acres (1965) co-star Eva Gabor at Westwood Memorial in Los Angeles, California.Turned down the lead series roles in My Three Sons (1960) and Mister Ed (1961) in order to actively pursue his movie career.Met his future wife, Margo, while on leave of duty. They were married in December 1945, after Eddie's discharge from the U.S. Navy.While in elementary school, during World War I, he was taunted as "the enemy" by his classmates, due to his Germanic surname of Heimberger (later dropped, for professional reasons, in favor of his given middle name, Albert).Served in the United States Navy during WWIIResided in Pacific Palisades, California. His house was a Spanish-style house on an acre of land with a cornfield in the front yard.He wrote the first original drama for television in 1936 as well as writing dozens of small scripts for RCA.While filming John Huston's The Roots of Heaven (1958) in Africa, Albert met legendary actor, humanitarian and philosopher Dr. Albert Schweitzer.Founder of City Children's Farms, a program for involving inner-city children in farming, and the Eddie Albert Trees Foundation.His father, Frank Daniel Heimberger, died in 1970. His father lived to be 96.Three of the surviving cast members of Green Acres (1965) attended his funeral, on 26 May 2005. Co-star, Tom Lester was not present. Albert once stated Lester was his closest and best friend.Remained good friends with Robert Wagner during and after Switch (1975).Before he was a successful actor, he was also a soda jerk and a singer in a pop band.Taught his Green Acres (1965) co-star, Tom Lester, to eat healthily, just like Albert himself did.Just 8 days after his 90th birthday, he, alongside Steve Allen, Sid Caesar, Kent McCord, Barbara Eden and Dick Van Dyke, attended the MTV's Launch Party for TV Land. [30 April 1996].Played Oliver Wendell Douglas, along with Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas, on three shows: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963) and Green Acres (1965).He and his wife Margo, a Mexican actress/singer, whom he married after the war, had a nightclub act.Classmate (Minneapolis Central High School, 1926) of actress Ann Sothern, then known as Harriette Lake.Acting mentors and friends of Tom Lester, Robert Wagner and Sharon Gless.Was an enthusiastic agronomist and turned his front yard into a cornfield and his backyard into a vegetable garden.The films he didn't like were: Roman Holiday (1953) and The Heartbreak Kid (1972), despite earning two Oscar Nominations for his performances.He had 12 hobbies: jogging, swimming, golfing, world travel, organic gardening, sculpting, beekeeping, wine making, sailing, boating, reading and playing guitar.Remained good friends with Tom Lester during and after Green Acres (1965).Sang in the church choir.He served in the Naval Reserve during World War II and fought in the Battle of Tarawa. He was awarded the Bronze Star with a Combat "V" for valor after rescuing 47 stranded Marines while skippering a landing craft as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He also supervised in the rescue of another 30 Marines later as part of one of the many trips he back to and from the landing zone.To hide the fact that he was born out of wedlock, his mother altered his birth certificate to read 1908. However, his son, Edward Albert, confirmed Eddie Sr. was actually born in 1906.Was a spokesperson for the National Arbor Day Foundation from 1985 to 1993.His future Switch (1975) co-star, Robert Wagner, had seen him in the movie Brother Rat (1938) at the time of its release. He said that even though he was only eight years old, he was impressed by Albert's talent.His wife, Margo, died in 1985, just five months before the couple's 40th wedding anniversary.Won the role of Oliver Wendell Douglas on Green Acres (1965), because he knew and was hired by producer/creator Paul Henning.Served as director of the U.S. Council on Refugees.Was also a popular conference speaker about birds.An avid environmentalist, he shared his concerns on TV on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and Today (1952) shows and lectured everywhere from high schools and industrial conventions. He produced films to aid in campaigns against pollution. He also helped to launch the very first "Earth Day" on April 22, 1970, his birthday.Met Buddy Ebsen on the set of Attack (1956), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1956, until Ebsen's own death in 2003.Also presided over a game show and two variety shows in the early 1950s.Buried alongside his wife Margo at Westwood Memorial in Los Angeles, California. His Green Acres (1965) co-star, Eva Gabor, is buried nearby.Was also good friends with Morgan Fairchild and Gregory Peck.After his guest-starring role on Extreme Ghostbusters (1997), he retired from acting at age 91.Met Jane Wyman on the set of Brother Rat (1938), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1938, until Albert's own death in 2005. He would also have a recurring role opposite her on Falcon Crest (1981).Prior to becoming a successful actor, he was a successful singer. |
| Trademarks: |
His gruff, yet gentle voice
The role of Oliver Wendell Douglas on Green Acres (1965).
Always spoke about environmental causes. |
| Quotes: |
I don't really care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness and joy to people.
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What's the most important thing in the world? It's love, and I look at that as an energy, not a sentiment.
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[on why he accepted the role on Green Acres (1965)]: Everyone gets tired of the rat race. Everyone would like to chuck it all and grow some carrots. It's basic. Sign me. I knew it would be successful. Had to be. It's about the atavistic urge, and people have been getting a charge out of that ever since Aristophanes wrote about the plebes and the city folk.
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[on his post-war career]: I took everything they could throw at me, pictures like The Dude Goes West (1948) and The Fuller Brush Girl (1950). I worked myself back up, but I never wanted to be a star. I was aiming to play the star's best friend.
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[When asked about doing newspapers at an early age, and missed some of the people he kept in contact]: You throw a paper on the porch, but you don't sit down and have a talk...and that's where the real education comes from. And so I missed those best years and I find it difficult for me, in groups, to be comfortable. It's a little late to find that out. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
(1936 - 1984) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
(1936) Stage Play: "O Evening Star". Comedy. Written by Zoe Akins. Directed by Leontine Sagan. Empire Theatre: 8 Jan 1936- Jan 1936 (closing date unknown/5 performances). Cast: Eddi |
| Spouse: |
Margo (December 5, 1945 - July 17, 1985) (her death, 2 children) |
| Children: |
Edward Albert |
| Parents: |
Frank Daniel Heimberger
Julia Jones |
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