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 Fred Waring was born on June 9, 1900 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Oscar (1991), Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) and Varsity Show (1937). He was previously married to Virginia Merritt Clotfelter, Evelyn Nair and Dorothy MacAteer. He died on July 29, 1984 in State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Fred Waring was born on June 9, 1900 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Oscar (1991), Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) and Varsity Show (1937). He was previously married to Virginia Merritt Clotfelter, Evelyn Nair and Dorothy MacAteer. He died on July 29, 1984 in State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Contrary to popular opinion, he did not invent the famous Waring Blender. He, through a company he set up, was the financial backer for the man who did. When that man went through the money he was advanced without having a fully developed product, Waring's company "foreclosed" on him and got the rights to the appliance. The company then completed and marketed the product under the "Waring" name, but Waring personally had nothing to do with the invention or development of it.Owner of the lucrative Shawnee Inn on six hundred acres in Pennsylvania.Brother of singer/pianist Tom Waring.He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard; for Radio at 6556 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Television at 1751 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.Banjoist (from the age of 16), subsequently violinist and band leader (Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians). Broadcast for radio station WWJ in Detroit in the early 1920s and later graduated to having his own radio and television show for NBC, "The Fred Waring Show". His band provided a fertile training ground for such stars as Priscilla and Rosemary Lane and choreographer Kay Thompson.Following his death, he was interred at Shawnee Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Shawnee-On-Delaware, Pennsylvania.Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 841-842. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.He was posthumously awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on April 11, 1997.Attended Pennsylvania State University where he studied architectural engineering.In 1983, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, America's highest honor for a civilian.Father of Fred Waring Jr.. |
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Fred Waring |
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Actor,Music Department,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Music Department,Soundtrack |
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| Biography: |
Fred Waring was born on June 9, 1900 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Oscar (1991), Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) and Varsity Show (1937). He was previously married to Virginia Merritt Clotfelter, Evelyn Nair and Dorothy MacAteer |
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Contrary to popular opinion, he did not invent the famous Waring Blender. He, through a company he set up, was the financial backer for the man who did. When that man went through the money he was advanced without having a fully developed product, Waring's company "foreclosed" on him and got the rights to the appliance. The company then completed and marketed the product under the "Waring" name, but Waring personally had nothing to do with the invention or development of it.Owner of the lucrative Shawnee Inn on six hundred acres in Pennsylvania.Brother of singer/pianist Tom Waring.He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard; for Radio at 6556 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Television at 1751 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.Banjoist (from the age of 16), subsequently violinist and band leader (Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians). Broadcast for radio station WWJ in Detroit in the early 1920s and later graduated to having his own radio and television show for NBC, "The Fred Waring Show". His band provided a fertile training ground for such stars as Priscilla and Rosemary Lane and choreographer Kay Thompson.Following his death, he was interred at Shawnee Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Shawnee-On-Delaware, Pennsylvania.Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 841-842. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.He was posthumously awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on April 11, 1997.Attended Pennsylvania State University where he studied architectural engineering.In 1983, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, America's highest honor for a civilian.Father of Fred Waring Jr.. |
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Actor,Music Department,Soundtrack |
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(May 2, 1983) He performed in the revue, "Parade of Stars," at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in New York CIty, New York for the Actors' Fund Benefit with Eddie Albert, Debbie Allen, Edward Asner, Lauren Bacall, Harry Belafonte, Milton Berl |
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Virginia Merritt Clotfelter (December 2, 1954 - July 29, 1984) (his death, 1 child)Evelyn Nair (September 30, 1933 - December 1, 1954) (divorced, 3 children)Dorothy MacAteer (1921 - 1929) (divorced, 1 child) |
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