Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 â€" September 21, 1974) was an
American actor and singer. He is known for his performances in
Sergeant York (1941), To Have and Have Not (1944), My Darling
Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Rio Bravo (1959), and How the
West Was Won (1962). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his performances in Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938),
and The Westerner (1940), making him one of only three male actors to
win three Academy Awards.Brennan was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, less
than two miles from his family's home in Swampscott, Massachusetts.
His parents were both Irish immigrants. His father was an engineer and
inventor, and young Brennan also studied engineering at Rindge
Technical High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.,While in school,
Brennan became interested in acting. He began to perform in vaudeville
at the age of 15.While working as a bank clerk, he enlisted in the
U.S. Army and served as a private with the 101st Field Artillery
Regiment in France during World War I. He served in France for two
years.
American actor and singer. He is known for his performances in
Sergeant York (1941), To Have and Have Not (1944), My Darling
Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Rio Bravo (1959), and How the
West Was Won (1962). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his performances in Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938),
and The Westerner (1940), making him one of only three male actors to
win three Academy Awards.Brennan was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, less
than two miles from his family's home in Swampscott, Massachusetts.
His parents were both Irish immigrants. His father was an engineer and
inventor, and young Brennan also studied engineering at Rindge
Technical High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.,While in school,
Brennan became interested in acting. He began to perform in vaudeville
at the age of 15.While working as a bank clerk, he enlisted in the
U.S. Army and served as a private with the 101st Field Artillery
Regiment in France during World War I. He served in France for two
years.
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