'Walter Brennan' History:
AboutBorn Walter Andrew Brennan in Swampscott, Massachusetts to Irish emigrants on July 25, 1894, his father was an engineer and inventor. The younger Brennan would go on to study engineering before becoming an actor. While in school, he became interested in acting, and began to perform in vaudeville. After serving in World War I (where, according to legend, his vocal cords were damaged by mustard gas as well causing him to age prematurely), he moved to Guatemala and raised pineapples, before settling in Los Angeles. During the 1920s he would become involved in the real-estate market where he would make a fortune. Unfortunately, he lost most of his money when the market took a sudden downturn. Finding himself broke, he would begin taking bit parts in as many films as he could get in order to earn money, including The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and also worked as a stunt man during this time. In the early 1930s he began appearing in higher quality films and received more substantial roles as his talent was recognized. This culminated with his receiving the very first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1936 for his role as Swan Bostrom in the period film Come and Get It. source: Wikipedia |
Walter Brennan Discography:
| Release Title and date | |
| ghost riders in the sky | |
| old rivers - 'twas the night before christmas. | |
| old shep | |
| the music of walter brennan | |
| two classic albums (old rivers & 'twas the night befor |
