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Name: Walter Matthau
Variant Name: Walter Matthow, Walter Matuschanskayasky
Birth Date: October 1, 1920
Death Date: July 1, 2000
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Place of Death: Santa Monica, California, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: actor

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Biography of Walter Matthau
1,770 words, approx. 6 pages
For half a century Walter Matthau (1920-2000) delighted theater, television, and movie audiences with his portrayals of a huge variety of characters. Although known best for his comedy, Matthau could play any kind of role from romantic lead to grouchy...


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Mayer, Louis B(Urt)
150 words, approx. 1 pages
(born July 4, 1885, Minsk, Russian Empire—died Oct. 29, 1957, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.) Russian-born U.S. film executive. He immigrated to Canada and then the U.S. with his family and worked in his father's scrap-iron business from age 14. He...
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Matthau, Walter
138 words, approx. 1 pages
(born Oct. 1, 1920, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died July 1, 2000, Santa Monica, Calif.) U.S. actor. He began his career as a child actor in Yiddish theatre and appeared on Broadway in plays such as Once More, with Feeling (1958) and A Shot in the Dark...
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Walter Matthau Information
2,055 words, approx. 7 pages
Walter John Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an Academy Award-winning American actor best known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with fellow Odd Couple star Jack...


News and Journals
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Remembering Walter Matthau
07/07/2000: 457 words, approx. 2 pages
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-07-2000 REMEMBERING WALTER MATTHAU Date: 07-07-2000, Friday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B Column: YOUR VIEWS Walter Matthau was one of the "best damn actors we'll ever see,"...
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The Independent - London
Obituary: Walter Matthau
07/03/2000: 1,388 words, approx. 5 pages
IN THE Jewish-Russian world into which Walter Matthau was born, a loud sneeze betokened a listener's incredulous response to the twists and turns of an especially tall story. (Kodly's mock-epic opera Hary Janos opens with a noisy orchestral glissando mimicking just such a sneeze.)...
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AP News
Today in history - March 10
3/10/2007: 637 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Saturday, March 10, the 69th day of 2007. There are 296 days left in the year. A reminder: Daylight-saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. locally. Clocks go forward one hour.Today's Highlight in History:On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over...
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AP News
Ingrid Bergman bio recounts 'Casablanca'
3/23/2007: 718 words, approx. 2 pages
A new biography of Ingrid Bergman casts fresh light on the making of the 1942 classic "Casablanca," in which none of its three stars wanted to appear. They never suspected that their roles would become the best-remembered of their careers.In the newly published "Ingrid," Charlotte...
 


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