Hardie Albright
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Hardie Albright was an American actor
and the son of travelling vaudevillians.
Born as Hardie Hunter Albrecht, he made his stage debut in one of his parents' acts at the age of 7.
Albright was playing the juvenile lead on the stage in The Greeks when a scout from the Fox Company saw him. He was given a contract and headed for Hollywood. An alumnus of Carnegie Tech, Albright made his film debut in 1931 in John G. Blystone's Young Sinners
. He appeared in numerous films after that, including as the voice of the adolescent Bambi
in the film of the same name. He also became a noted Broadway actor.
He retired from film acting in 1948 and became a drama instructor at USC
, writing several books on acting and directing during his time there.
During the 1960s he made many guest appearances on television series such as Bewitched
and Gunsmoke
.
On December 7, 1975, just nine days shy of his 72nd birthday, Albright died from congestive heart failure in Mission Viejo, California
. He was survived by his daughter Victoria from his first marriage to wife Martha Sleeper
.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and the son of travelling vaudevillians.
Born as Hardie Hunter Albrecht, he made his stage debut in one of his parents' acts at the age of 7.
Albright was playing the juvenile lead on the stage in The Greeks when a scout from the Fox Company saw him. He was given a contract and headed for Hollywood. An alumnus of Carnegie Tech, Albright made his film debut in 1931 in John G. Blystone's Young Sinners
Young Sinners
Young Sinners was a film released on 17 May 1931, directed by John G. Blystone. The screenplay was initially written by Maurine Watkins Young Sinners was a film released on 17 May 1931, directed by John G. Blystone. The screenplay was initially written by Maurine Watkins Young Sinners was a film...
. He appeared in numerous films after that, including as the voice of the adolescent Bambi
Bambi
Bambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand , produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten...
in the film of the same name. He also became a noted Broadway actor.
He retired from film acting in 1948 and became a drama instructor at USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, writing several books on acting and directing during his time there.
During the 1960s he made many guest appearances on television series such as Bewitched
Bewitched
Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Dick Sargent , Agnes Moorehead, and David White. The show is about a witch who marries a mortal and tries to lead the life of a typical suburban...
and Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
.
On December 7, 1975, just nine days shy of his 72nd birthday, Albright died from congestive heart failure in Mission Viejo, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He was survived by his daughter Victoria from his first marriage to wife Martha Sleeper
Martha Sleeper
Martha Sleeper was a silent film comedienne of the 1920s and Broadway actress of the 1940s.-Family:Martha Sleeper reputedly spent her first years on a sheep ranch in Wyoming. Her father, William B. Sleeper, was an official of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit in New York City...
.