- Before he became an actor he had been a professional baseball player.
- Didn't start acting until he was thirty-eight years old.
- He struggled for years with the emotional effect of the horrors he had seen while serving in World War II.
- Portrayed both Gen. George S. Patton and Gen. Omar N. Bradley, who served together in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany.
- Buried at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park 5950 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, California. Borders the city of Glendale and Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Memorial Park.
- He was a lifelong liberal Democrat.
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