Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Oliver Burgess Meredith, known professionally as Burgess Meredith, was an American actor, director, producer, and writer in theater, film, and television. Active for more than six decades, Meredith has been called "a virtuosic actor" and "one of the most accomplished actors of the century". A life member of the Actors Studio by invitation, he won several Emmys, was the first male actor to win the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, and was nominated for two Academy Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 November 1907
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
I'll just take amusement at being a paradox.
Like the seasons of the year, life changes frequently and drastically. You enjoy it or endure it as it comes and goes, as it ebbs and flows.
All my life, to this day, the memory of my childhood remains grim and incoherent. If I close my eyes and think back, I see little except violence and fear. In those early years, I somehow came to understand I would have to draw from within myself whatever emotional resources I needed to go wherever I was headed. As a result, for years, I became a boy who lived almost totally within himself.
Wine, it's in my veins and I can't get it out.
Franchot Tone is nuttier than a fruitcake, so don't let the genteel frosting fool you.
Kids ... Can't live with 'em ... Can't shoot 'em!