Walter Huston

Birthday: 5 April 1883, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name: Walter Thomas Huston

Height: 183 cm

For many years Walter Huston had two passions: his career as an engineer and his vocation for the stage. In 1909 he dedicated himself to the theatre, and made his debut on Broadway in 1924. In 1929 he journeyed to Hollywood, where his talent and ability made him one of the most respected actors in the industry. He won a Best Supporting Actor Academ... Show more »

Barbara Stanwyck loved doing westerns more than anything where she had to dress up frilly and chase ...Show more »

Barbara Stanwyck loved doing westerns more than anything where she had to dress up frilly and chase after a man. At heart, she's a cowgirl. Or a cowboy - she's one of the toughest, most no-nonsense women in this town, and she stopped playing the old cat-and-mouse game years ago. Show less «

[upon accepting his Academy Award for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)] in 1949] Many years a...Show more »

[upon accepting his Academy Award for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)] in 1949] Many years ago . . . many, MANY years ago [laughter from the audience] I brought up a boy, and I said to him, "Son, if you ever become a writer, try to write a good part for your old man sometime". Well, by cracky, that's what he did! Show less «

Son, give 'em a good show, and always travel first class.

Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good.

I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never...Show more »

I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple. Show less «

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