Wesley Addy

(1913-1996) born in Omaha. Actor, performed in 36 Broadway plays, 17 films, and 19 television productions, often in supporting roles but several in major roles from 1935 to 1984; played opposite actress Celeste Holm, his wife for the last 30 years of his life. Consult Notable Names in the American Theater (James T. White 1976) 496 and Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television, Vol 8 (Gale, 1990) 1-2 and Los Angeles Times obituary, January 4, 1997, p. A-20.

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