United States Marine & Actor
James Whitmore (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an Award winning American actor. Whitmore's first major picture was Battleground, in a role that was turned down by Spencer Tracy, and for which Whitmore was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Other major films included The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice You Hear, Above and Beyond, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Oklahoma!, Black Like Me, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Give 'em Hell, Harry!, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of former U.S. President Harry S Truman. In the movie Tora! Tora! Tora! he played the part of Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey.
In Memory of
James Whitmore
10/01/1921 - 02/06/2009
Born as James Allen Whitmore, Jr. in White Plains, New York, to Florence Belle (née Crane) and James Allen Whitmore, Sr., a park commission official, Whitmore attended Amherst Central High School in Snyder, New York, and spent his senior year at the Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall) in Connecticut.
He went on to study at Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.
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