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John McGiver
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Was a teacher in the New York City public school system before becoming an actor. Left behind ten children at the time of his death.
Enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army on 9 January 1942 during World War II.
He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant:
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
,
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
and
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
.
Initiated the "Do You Know Me" commercials for American Express
His parents were Irish immigrants.
Father of actor
Boris McGiver
.
Died of a heart attack at his New York home September 9 1975.
Born on the same date as Vivien Leigh, of "Gone With the Wind" fame.
Ex-father-in-law of
Deborah Hecht
.
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