Will Geer Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
William Aughe Ghere (March 9, 1902 – April 22, 1978)—known as Will Geer—was an American actor and social activist, best known for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series The Waltons.
Net Worth
$100,000
Date Of Birth
March 9, 1902
Died
1978-04-22
Place Of Birth
Frankfort, Indiana, USA
Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Spouse
Herta Ware
Children
Kate Geer, Thad Geer
Nicknames
Will Geer, Geer, Will
Star Sign
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I'm a lifelong agitator, a radical. A rebel is just against things for rebellion's sake. By radical, I mean someone who goes to the roots.
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For well over half a century I have never gone a day without getting acquainted with some other person, and in those times I've only had my face slapped once and been called a few names.
Was briefly considered for the part of "Amos McCoy" for The Real McCoys (1957) when original choice, Walter Brennan, was unavailable. However, since show creator Irving Pincus created the part with Walter Brennan in mind, he decided to wait until Brennan was available.
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Had a degree in horticulture. Later became a vegetarian.
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Claimed that he was cast as "Slim" in the Broadway play version of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men (1939)" by Steinbeck himself because he showed up to the audition in bluejeans and Steinbeck thought he looked the part. Steinbeck was sitting outside the stage door on a chair when he made the decision as Geer filed past him.
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Received a 1964 Tony nomination as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in "110 In The Shade", a musical version of the film The Rainmaker (1956). The leading lady in the musical was Inga Swenson, who was also nominated.
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Was a member of Orson Welles' and John Houseman's Project 891 theatre company...sponsored by the Federal Theatre Project.
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Changed his last name from Ghere to Geer because it was simpler to spell.
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His fervent, active interest in liberal politics resulted in his Hollywood blacklisting in 1951. He built the Will Geer Theatrical Botanicum during those hard times in order to find an acting haven for himself and his many blacklisted friends.
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Geer was an early boyfriend of Harry Hay, the Los Angeles Communist and radical who founded America's first large-scale gay activist organization, the Mattachine Society.
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Member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
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Had a most unusual hobby of raising all the plants mentioned in the works of Shakespeare.
