Born:  June 16, 1907, Malden, Massachusetts.

 

1938:  Next Time I Marry

1940:  Strike Up The Band

1947:  Miracle On 34th Street

1952:  Anything Can Happen

1954:  Top Banana

1955:  Bring Your Smile Along

1956:  The Harder They Fall, Over-Exposed, The Eddy Duchin Story, The Unguarded Moment, You Can’t Run Away From It

1957:  Monkey On My Back, Man of a Thousand Faces, Don’t Go Near The Water

1958:  Teacher’s Pet

1959:  Never Steal Anything Small, The Shaggy Dog

1961:  The George Raft Story, Lover Come Back

1962:  Convicts 4, Period of Adjustment, Who’s Got The Action?, Days of Wine and Roses

1963:  Son of Flubber

1964:  Kissin’ Cousins, A Tiger Walks, The Patsy, Roustabout

1965:  How To Murder Your Wife

1967:  The Flim-Flam Man

1968:  How To Save A Marriage And Ruin Your Life, The Subject Was Roses  (Oscar Winner: Best Supporting Actor)

1969:  Justine

1970:  Squeeze A Flower, Rabbit Run

1971:  Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, The Late Liz

1972: Pickup On 101, The Poseidon Adventure

1981:  Dead & Buried, The Fox and the Hound

 

Died:  November 25, 1981, Hollywood Hills, Calfironia.