Full Name: Oliver Burgess Meredith
Profession: Actor
Nationality:
American
Why Famous: To viewers of a certain age he will always be The Penguin, from the Adam West Batman series, although he has been called 'one of the most accomplished actors of the [20th] century', and won several Emmys
Born: November 16, 1907
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Star Sign: Scorpio
Died: September 9, 1997 (aged 89)
Cause of Death: Complications of Alzheimer's disease and melanoma
Married Life
- 1936-01-10 Actor Burgess Meredith (28) weds actress Margaret Perry (22)
- 1938-07-19 Actor Burgess Meredith (30) divorces actress Margaret Perry (25) after 2 years of marriage
- 1944-05-21 Actor Burgess Meredith (36) weds actress Paulette Goddard (33) at David O Selznick's Beverly Hills home
- 1949-06-08 Actor Burgess Meredith (41) divorces actress Paulette Goddard (39) after 5 years of marriage
- 1951-01-08 Actor Burgess Meredith (43) weds ballerina Kaja Sundsten
Events in the Life of Burgess Meredith
- 1939-12-30 "Of Mice and Men", starring Burgess Meredith as George, Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie, is released
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