Walter Huston

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Walter Huston

Walter Thomas Huston ( (listen) HEW-stən; April 5, 1883 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian actor and singer. Huston won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, directed by his son John Huston. He is the patriarch of the four generations of the Huston acting family, including his son John, grandchildren Anjelica Huston and Danny Huston, as well as great-grandchild Jack Huston. The family has produced three generations of Academy Award winners: Walter, his son John, and granddaughter Anjelica.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1884 (Toronto), Died April 7, 1950 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	73574		5/16/1946	Abraham Lincoln walks at midnight (Lindsay)	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	73575		5/16/1946	Lincoln, the man of the people (Markham)	Frank Luther	speaker
Decca	73576		5/16/1946	O Captain.my captain (Whitman)	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	L 3665	10-in.	10/31/1944	Lost in the stars	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	L 3666	10-in.	10/31/1944	September song	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	L 3667	10-in.	10/31/1944	Hail Columbia (Hopkinson)	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	L 3672	10-in.	11/1/1944	Warren's address to the American soldiers (Pierpont) ; Concord hymn (Emerson)	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	L 3914	10-in.	8/16/1945	Rip Van Winkle: Part 1	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	L 3915	10-in.	8/16/1945	Rip Van Winkle: Part 2	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	L 3916	10-in.	8/16/1945	Rip Van Winkle: Part 3	Walter Huston	speaker
Decca	L 3917	10-in.	8/16/1945	Rip Van Winkle: Part 4	Walter Huston	speaker

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Huston, Walter," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104941.

Huston, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104941.

"Huston, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.