Robert walker biography actor

Robert Hudson Walker was born on Sunday, October 13, , in Salt Lake City, Utah the night the &#;Big Fire&#; swept through the city. His parents were Horace and Zella Walker, and he was the youngest of their four sons. Bob&#;s older brothers were Walter, aged 12, Wayne, 10, and Richard (Dick), 2. His father was the city editor of the &#;Deseret News&#;; and after a weary night of reporting on the blaze, he finally had the chance to put in a call to the hospital to learn of his son&#;s birth. &#;It was smoky dawn before the phone on his desk stopped buzzing and he could get a call through to the hospital. When the fire extra was on the presses and he could lean back in his swivel chair and breathe again, he got the connection. His eyes, red-rimmed as Salt Lake&#;s city blocks, crinkled with the good news and he turned wearily to his typewriter and tapped out the item himself:

A seven-pound son was born to Mrs. Horace Walker last night at Salt Lake Hospital.&#;1

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Robert Walker (actor, born )

American actor (–)

Robert Hudson Walker (October 13, &#;– August 28, ) was an American actor^[1] who starred as the villain in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Strangers on a Train (), which was released shortly before his premature death.

He started in youthful boy-next-door roles, often as a World War II soldier. One of these roles was opposite his first wife, Jennifer Jones, in the World War II epic Since You Went Away (). He also played Jerome Kern in Till the Clouds Roll By. Twice divorced by 30, he suffered from alcoholism and mental illness, which were exacerbated by his painful separation and divorce from Jones.^[2]

Early life

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Walker was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Emotionally scarred by his parents' divorce when he was still a child, he subsequently developed an interest in acting, which led his maternal aunt, Hortense McQuarrie Odlum (then the president of Bonwit Teller), to offer to pay for his enrollment

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Robert Walker (actor, born )

American actor (–)

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Born	Robert Hudson Walker Jr. ()April 15, Queens, New York, U.S.
Died	December 5, () (aged&#;79) Malibu, California, U.S.
Years&#;active	–
Spouses	Ellie Wood Walker &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Judy Motulsky &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Dawn Walker &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Children	7
Parent(s)	Robert Walker Jennifer Jones

Robert Hudson Walker Jr. (April 15, &#;– December 5, ) was an American actor who appeared in films including Easy Rider () and was a familiar presence on television in the s and early s. He became less active in later decades.

Early life

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Walker was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York; his parents were actors Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones.^[1][2] He attended The Lawrenceville School and trained as an actor at the Actors Studio.^[1][