| 词条 | William Gargan | ||||||
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| name = William Dennis Gargan | image = William Gargan in Black Fury trailer.jpg | caption = from the trailer for the film Black Fury (1935). | birth_date = {{birth date|1905|7|17|mf=y}} | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1979|2|17|1905|7|17|mf=y}} | death_place = Died in flight between New York City and San Diego | resting_place = Holy Cross Cemetery (San Diego), California | yearsactive = 1925–1958 | spouse = Mary Kenny (1928–1979) (his death) }} William Dennis Gargan (July 17, 1905{{spaced ndash}}February 17, 1979) was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 1967[1], and nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in 1941 for his roll as Joe in 'They Knew What They Wanted'. Early yearsGargan was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was the younger brother of actor Edward Gargan, whose birthday July 17 he shared. His father was a detective, and his mother was a teacher. He graduated from St. James School in Brooklyn.[2] On leaving school, Gargan became a salesman of bootleg whiskey to New York speakeasies and then joined a detective agency. StageWhile visiting his brother on a musical comedy stage, he was offered a stage job which he accepted. He began his stage career in Aloma of the South Seas[2] FilmGargan's first movie was Rain[2] later he played in Misleading Lady and had character roles in many Hollywood productions, including two appearances as detective Ellery Queen. He was cast in a number of stereotypical Irish parts in films playing policemen, priests, reporters, and blustering adventurers. In 1945 he played Joe Gallagher in The Bells of St. Mary's, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. In 1935, Gargan went to England and made several films there.[2] In 1940, Gargan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe, the foreman, in They Knew What They Wanted.[3] RadioGargan was best known for his role as private detective Martin Kane in the 1949–51 radio-television series, Martin Kane, Private Eye, sponsored by U.S. Tobacco. He also appeared as a private detective in the NBC radio show Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, which ran from 1951 to 1955. TelevisionGargan starred in 39 episodes of The New Adventures of Martin Kane, a syndicated series premiering September 14, 1957, and distributed in Europe by United Artists Television for Ziv Television Programs. Later yearsGargan's acting career came to an end in 1958 when he developed throat cancer, and doctors were forced to remove his larynx in 1960.[4] Speaking through an artificial voice box, Gargan became an activist and spokesman for the American Cancer Society, often warning about the dangers of smoking.[5] In 1964, Mutual of Omaha presented its annual Criss Award to Gargan for "his inspirational self-rehabilitation efforts and his outstanding contributions to established rehabilitation programs."[6] No longer able to act, he formed William Gargan Productions, making traditional films and television movies in Hollywood.[7] FamilyGargan had a wife, Mary, and two sons, Leslie and Barrie.[8] DeathHe died aged 73 on February 17, 1979, on a flight between New York City and San Diego. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, California. Partial filmography{{div col}}
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BookGargan's autobiography, Why Me? was published by Doubleday in 1969.[10] A reviewer described the book as "a compelling story of the life, faith and courage of a man who as an actor was a notable success."[11] References{{Portal|Biography|New York|Radio|Film|Television}}1. ^https://www.sagawards.org/nominees/life-achievement-award-recipient/5th 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Radio-Television|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2759827/altoona_tribune/|agency=Altoona Tribune|date=March 25, 1952|page=13|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 6, 2015}} {{Open access}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=William Gargan|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1436185808551|website=oscars.org|accessdate=7 July 2015}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Cancer Society to Hear Actor William Gargan|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2760389/the_bakersfield_californian/|agency=The Bakersfield Californian|date=September 11, 1962|page=36|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 6, 2015}} {{Open access}} 5. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uzfQjhlUXoC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA107#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=The A to Z of Old Time Radio | publisher=Scarecrow Press |author1=Reinehr, Robert C. |author2=Swartz, Jon D. |lastauthoramp=yes | year=2010 | page=107}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=William Gargan, Actor, Will Get 8th Criss Award|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2760220/the_lincoln_star/|agency=The Lincoln Star|date=September 14, 1965|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 7, 2015}} {{Open access}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Swinford|first1=T. William|title=Suburbs Beat Hollywood--for Family Life|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2760263/arlington_heights_herald/|agency=Arlington Heights Herald|date=March 12, 1964|page=19|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 6, 2015}} {{Open access}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=Gargan's Family Ill|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2760389/the_bakersfield_californian/|agency=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=September 21, 1938|page=1|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 6, 2015}} {{Open access}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Air Ya Listenin?|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2856125/the_mason_city_globegazette/|agency=The Mason City Globe-Gazette|date=May 14, 1943|page=2|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 21, 2015}} {{Open access}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Why me?; an autobiography.|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/why-me-an-autobiography/oclc/794|website=WorldCat|accessdate=7 July 2015}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=McLeod|first1=Edyth Thornton|title=Beauty After Forty|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2761826/lubbock_avalanchejournal/|agency=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|date=June 10, 1969|page=25|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 7, 2015}} {{Open access}} External links{{commons category|William Gargan}}
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