Died on this date in 1961, only six days after his 60th birthday
Had several affairs with high profile actresses including Clara Bow, Lupe Velez, Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, Tallulah Bankhead, and Patricia Neal.
The only actor that Alvin York would allow to play him in the film based on his life
Inducted to the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Heritage Museum in 1966
Won an Oscar for his roles in Sergeant York and High Noon
Turned down the role of Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind, The Ringo Kid in Stagecoach, and Norman Maine in A Star is Born
Founded his own production company with Samuel Goldwyn, International Pictures, in 1944. He sold it to Universal in 1946 and they changed the name to Universal-International.
Had a full face lift in 1958, which many people said left him looking very different from before.
Originally buried at Holy Cross cemetery in Los Angeles, his widow had his body moved and reburied under a three ton boulder in 1974 in Southampton, New York
Was close friends with Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Bing Crosby, and James Stewart
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