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Bissell, Whit, 1909-1996

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Personal name headingBissell, Whit, 1909-1996
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Variant(s)Bissel, Whit, 1909-1996
Bissell, Whitner Nutting, 1909-1996
Biography/History noteWhit Bissell (1909-1996) was a American actor.
Birth date1909-10-25
Death date1996-03-05
Place of birthNew York (N.Y.)
Place of deathWoodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Field of activityActing
AffiliationCarolina Playmakers
Profession or occupationActors
Found inPlayhouse 90. The comedian [MP] 1957: credits (Whit Bissell)
Brooks, T. Complete dir. to prime time TV stars, 1987 (Bissel, Whit; b. October 25, 1909, New York, N.Y.; d. 1981; actor)
LA times, Mar. 7, 1996 (Whit Bissell; d. Mar. 5, 1996, age 86)
Wikipedia WWW site, Dec. 12, 2012: (Whit Bissell ; Whitner Nutting Bissell (October 25, 1909-March 5, 1996), better known as Whit Bissell, was an American actor ; Born in New York City, Bissell was the son of prominent surgeon Dr. J. Dougal Bissell. He trained with the Carolina Playmakers, a theatrical organization associated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He had a number of roles in Broadway theatre, including the Air Force show Winged Victory, when he was a private ; Bissell died in 1996 in Woodland Hills, California from the effects of Parkinson's disease. He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles)
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