Fredric March

Met second wife Florence Eldridge when they both appeared in the play The Swan in 1927. Served as vice president of the Screen Actor's Guild in 1933. Tied with Jose Ferrer for the Best Actor award during the very first Tonys in 1947. Was offered the role of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman during the original run of the show in 1949, but turned it down; eventually played the role in the 1951 film version. A theater at the University of Wisconsin (where he attended college for two years)… Show more is named after him. ~ Rovi

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