Lew Ayres
Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and for playing Dr. Kildare in nine movies. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Johnny Belinda (1948).
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| Full name at birth | Lewis Frederick Ayres III
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| Claim to fame | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
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| Date of birth | 28 December 1908
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| Place of birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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| Date of death | 30 December 1996
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| Age | 88 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Complications from a Coma
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| Resting place | Westwood Village Park Cemetery in Brentwood, California
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| Occupation | Actor, Director
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- Born at 12:15am-CST
- And our bodies are earth. And our thoughts are clay. And we sleep and eat with death. (Famous line from 'All Quiet on the Western Front' 1930)
- Wife, Diana, is a former flight attendant.
- One child, Justin, with Diana.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 22-23. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
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