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Typical of busy character actors, Fiedler made his face (and voice) recognizable to millions. Many know the bald-pated Fiedler as therapy patient "Mr. Peterson" on The Bob Newhart Show (1972); others might first recognize him for the 1968 movie, The Odd Couple (1968), and spin-off TV show, The Odd Couple (1970), or perhaps even from the Broadway play that preceded them. Even kids would know that helium-high voice from animated Disney features like Robin Hood (1973), The Fox and the Hound (1981) and the "Winnie the Pooh" stories, in which he voiced "Piglet". The son of an Irish-German beer salesman, Fiedler knew he wanted to be an actor from his childhood days, when he had a full head of reddish-yellow hair. He made his first professional appearances onstage, branched out into live TV in New York and, then, during the 20 years he lived in Hollywood (1960-80), he turned up in many movies and an ever greater number of popular TV shows.- Anya Banerjee is a Kiwi-American actress and writer. Born in Platteville, Wisconsin, and raised in New Zealand, she completed a Masters in English Literature at the University of Auckland. Banerjee turned her literary research on prostitute-actresses in colonial Bengal into Apologies to the Bengali Lady, her first play. The piece was workshopped at Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University before playing at The Tank NYC and, finally, Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received shining reviews from The Scotsman, British Theatre Guide, and The List.
- Dark-haired, boyishly handsome James Corner's acting career on stage and film lasted but a few years before he was killed serving his country in WWII. Born James Walker Corner to an upper class family in Platteville, Wisconsin on April 30, 1915, he was the son of Douglas Corner, a machinery executive, and May Walker Corner, a socialite. The family moved to Joplin, Missouri when he was but an infant.
An interest in acting was sparked while a college student and attending Stanford University in Southern California. He appeared in such local/school plays as "Yellow Jack" (1935), "Paths of Glory," "Three Sheets to the Wind," "Roadside," "1936 Big Game Gaieties," "this Side Idolatry" and "Lady Precious Stream" all in 1936. Following graduation he returned East and performed in stock in the Connecticut area. Discovered by producer/director George Abbott, James earned a role in the London company of the hit comedy "Room Service," then returned to the States and built up his reputation with roles in the Broadway shoes "What a Life" (1938) (as a rival of teen Henry Aldrich) and "Run, Sheep, Run (1938).
When Paramount decided to film a version of the Broadway hit "What a Life," James and Betty Field were brought in to repeat their stage roles. James was well-received in What a Life (1939) and was given a second role in Winter Carnival (1939), which was released first. A return back East to perform on Broadway in "Ring Two (1939) and "Out from Under" and a few TV roles (1940), he was signed for his third movie role Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941) opposite lovely and demure Susan Peters.
WWII interrupted his film flow and he dutifully enlisted with the 102nd Infantry Division, 9th Army in 1942, eventually earning the rank of Captain. In November of 1944, he earned distinction when, as a scout, he surprised a German troop and captured a number of prisoners. The 29-year-old was killed in action weeks later (on December 2, 1944) and buried in a military cemetery in the Netherlands. - Actor
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Ian Tindell was born on 24 June 1984 in Platteville, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Waiting Room (2007), Bollywood Invasion (2013) and ACME Hollywood Dream Role (2011).- Christopher C. Miller was born on 15 October 1965 in Platteville, Wisconsin, USA.