Ian MacDonald (born Ulva Pippy, June 28, 1914 â€" April 11, 1978) was
an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is
perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon
(1952).MacDonald was the son of Rev. William Pippy and Sarah MacDonald
Pippy. He attended schools in Helena, Montana, and developed an
interest in acting while he was a student at Helena High School. He
continued acting at Intermountain College in Helena, from which he
graduated in 1934.He taught school for two years in Marysville before
he moved to Hollywood, after which he washed dishes at a YMCA and
studied drama at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.MacDonald served in
the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13,
1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of
captain.
an American actor and producer during the 1940s and 1950s. He is
perhaps best known as villain Frank Miller in High Noon
(1952).MacDonald was the son of Rev. William Pippy and Sarah MacDonald
Pippy. He attended schools in Helena, Montana, and developed an
interest in acting while he was a student at Helena High School. He
continued acting at Intermountain College in Helena, from which he
graduated in 1934.He taught school for two years in Marysville before
he moved to Hollywood, after which he washed dishes at a YMCA and
studied drama at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.MacDonald served in
the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He entered on July 13,
1942, and was discharged on April 15, 1946, reaching the rank of
captain.
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