TV Guide called him "an ecological Paul Revere". In the 1970s, it was even suggested that the prince was the notorious Whitechapel killer, Jack the Ripper. (1952), and I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955). He studied at Central High School in Minneapolis and joined the drama club. Albert stopped using his last name professionally, since it invariably was mispronounced as "Hamburger". For contributions to the television industry, Eddie Albert was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6441 Hollywood Boulevard. [32], This article is about the American actor. He had been suffering from lung cancer for 18 months. He was the son of Julia (Jones) and Frank Daniel Heimberger. Done live (not recorded on film), this production took place November 6, 1936, and originated in Studio 3H (now 3K) in the GE Building at Rockefeller Center (then called the RCA Building) in New York City and was broadcast over NBC's experimental television station W2XBS (now WNBC-TV). His parents were not married when Albert was born, and his mother altered his birth certificate after her marriage.[3]. Actor. Albert had his own daytime variety program, The Eddie Albert Show, on CBS television in 1953. In 1968, he voiced Myles Standish in the Rankin/Bass Animated TV special The Mouse on the Mayflower. Albert and Margo had a son, Edward Jr., also an actor, and adopted a daughter, Maria, who became her father's business manager. Complete your Eddie Albert & Sondra Lee collection. Vincent Price (2), Julie Harris (3), Eddie Albert, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Ed Begley (2) - Three Hundred Years Of Great American Poetry ‎ (2xLP) Caedmon Records, Inc. TC-2009 He performed at The Muny Theater in St. Louis, reprising the Harold Hill role in The Music Man in 1966 and playing Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady in 1968. His schoolmate Harriet Lake (later known as actress Ann Sothern) graduated in the same class. (1963), opposite Gregory Peck. The film, titled "To Touch The Sky," was sponsored and presented by Weyerhaeuser Company, a forestry products concern. [21] He joined Albert Schweitzer in a documentary about African malnutrition. Eddie Albert Jr. born 1951, died 2006, age 55 Actor and Activist Son of Eddie Albert Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Eddie Albert & Sondra Lee - Little Child / Jenny Kissed Me at Discogs. [16], Everyone was so full of fear. Co-starring on the show was Eva Gabor as his urbanite, spoiled wife, Lisa. [24][25] and fought agricultural and industrial pollution, particularly DDT. ''She had a neurological operation about three months ago, and she never fully recovered from that,'' family spokesman Rupert Allan said Wednesday. He had lead roles in Room Service (1937–1938) and The Boys from Syracuse (1938–1939). During the second World War, dad joined the Navy and saw action at Tarawa, and because he came back something of a hero, he was able to get work again. Right here at FameChain. LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Margo Albert, the wife of actor Eddie Albert and a dancer with bandleader Xavier Cugat who also sang and acted in films and on Broadway, has died at the age of 68. ~ Eddie Albert, quoted in Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography[17]. Albert's son, Edward, Jr. (1951–2006), was an actor, musician, singer, and linguist/dialectician. In the mid-1980s, Albert was reunited with longtime friend and co-star of the Brother Rat and An Angel from Texas films, Jane Wyman, in a recurring role as the villainous Carlton Travis in the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest. Eddie Albert, an American actor and activist, known later for his role in “Green Acres,” had teamed up with the Portland social hygiene organization E.C. In 1965, the year that Green Acres premiered, Albert served as host/narrator for the telecast of a German-American made-for-television film version of The Nutcracker, which was rerun several times and is now available as a Warners Archive DVD. FameChain has their amazing trees. And my dad found himself unemployable at several major studios, just when his career was gathering momentum. [21], Albert founded the Eddie Albert World Trees Foundation and was national chairman for the Boy Scouts of America's conservation program. Margo Albert died from brain cancer on July 17, 1985. He moved to New York City in 1933, where he co-hosted a radio show, The Honeymooners – Grace and Eddie Show, which ran for three years. He appeared in numerous films, and was a regular guest-star on television. For the actor's son, see, The 1926 Centralian yearbook for Minneapolis Central High School, Congressional Record, July 18, 2005, Section 22, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, "Eddie Albert, Character Actor, Dies at 99", "Eddie Albert, Star of 'Green Acres,' Dies at 99", "Mirele Efros (1938) THE SCREEN; 'On Your Toes,' From the Rodgers and Hart Library, Opens at the Strand – 'Mirele Efros' at Cameo At the Cameo At the 86th St. Garden Theatre At the 48th Street Theatre At the Modern Playhouse", "Eddie Albert, 99. Bobby Diamond, formerly of the Fury series, also appeared in this episode. He made his guest-starring debut on an episode of The Ford Theatre Hour. At the show's end, he was offered a film contract by Warner Bros.[5], In the 1930s, Albert performed in Broadway stage productions, including Brother Rat, which opened in 1936. He then took odd jobs, working as a trapeze performer, an insurance salesman, and a nightclub singer. In its first season, Switch was a hit. Eddie is survived by his four children: Edward Y. Albert, Jr. (Molly), Nancy Albert Caudell; Paul D. Albert, Sr. (Jennifer), L. Hampton Albert (Terry); 7 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren and two nephews.