People named Walter Abel

Walter E Abel of Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, Maryland was born on August 21, 1906, and died at age 65 years old in November 1971.

Walter A Jr Abel of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on April 7, 1921, and died at age 63 years old in January 1985.

WALTER ABEL, 88, ACTOR IN THEATER AND FILMS By Jeremy Gerard March 28, 1987 Walter Abel, an actor who appeared in the earliest plays of Eugene O'Neill in the 1920s and who continued to work on stage and in films for more than 50 years, died Thursday at Chesterfields Nursing home in Essex, Conn. He was 88 years old. Mr. Abel played major and featured roles in a wide variety of Broadway comedies and melodramas before a role in the George S. Kaufman-Moss Hart play ''Merrily We Roll Along'' won him a contract with RKO in 1934. Known for his rugged looks and husky voice, Mr. Abel appeared in some 60 movies, among them a 1935 screen version of ''The Three Musketeers'' in which he played D'Artagnan, ''Arise My Love'' (1940), ''Hold Back the Dawn'' (1941), ''Holiday Inn'' (1942), ''Mr. Skeffington'' (1944), ''Kiss and Tell'' (1945), ''Dream Girl'' (1948), ''Bernardine'' (1957), ''Mirage'' (1965) and ''Grace Quigley'' (1985). A 1917 graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Mr. Abel made his professional debut in ''Forbidden'' in 1919 and quickly became part of the theater crowd in Greenwich Village, where O'Neill was staging his first works. In November 1924 he played simultaneous roles in O'Neill's ''Bound East for Cardiff'' - one of four one-act plays performed under the collective title ''S.S. Glencairn'' - at the Provincetown Playhouse and in the O'Neill's ''Desire Under the Elms'' at the Greenwich Village Theater. In their biography of O'Neill, Arthur and Barbara Gelb wrote that Mr. Abel ''demonstrated both his acting talent and his sprinting ability by doubling the role of Olson in 'S.S. Glencairn'; he would speak his last line (in Swedish dialect) in 'Bound East for Cardiff' from the stage of the Provincetown -''Nothin' but yust dirty weather all dis voyage. I yust can't sleep when wheestle blow'' - then sprint over to the Greenwich Village Theater, make a few slight changes in his costume, pick up the rifle he carried as his prop, assume the hard-bitten visage of a New Englander and utter three lines, including the curtain speech: 'It's a jim-dandy farm, no denyin.' Wished I owned it!' '' Mr. Abel played Olson a number of times. Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times recalled Mr. Abel's performance as ''deeply sincere.'' Appeared With Top Actors In his many radio and television appearances, the actor was most often cast as prosecutors or crusading district attorneys. Throughout his career, he shared billing with most of the top actors of his time. In 1935, he played opposite Spencer Tracy in Fritz Lang's ''Fury.'' In 1950 he appeared on Broadway with Helen Hayes in Joshua Logan's production of ''The Wisteria Trees.'' His last New York theater appearance was in 1976, in the New York Shakespeare Festival at Lincoln Center production of ''Trelawney of the 'Wells.'' In the 1950s, Mr. Abel served as vice president of the Screen Actors Guild under the union presidency of Ronald Reagan. In the 1960s, Mr. Abel was the president of the American National Theater and Academy during a major expansion of the organization. Mr. Abel is survived by two sons, John, of Alexandria, Va., and Michael, of Ivoryton, Conn. His wife, Marietta Bitter, a harpist, died in 1979. A service will be held at 5 P.M. today at the First Congregational Church of Essex, Conn. A memorial service, to be held at The Little Church Around the Corner in Manhattan, is being planned.

Walter B Abel of Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO was born on November 17, 1929, and died at age 80 years old on March 12, 2010. Walter Abel was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery Section 26C Site 127 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver.

Walter V Abel was born on July 7, 1922, and died at age 53 years old on October 27, 1975. Walter Abel was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section L Site 4214 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter v Abel.

Walter Abel of Pomona, Los Angeles County, California was born on December 11, 1900, and died at age 82 years old in November 1983.

Walter Abel was born on October 8, 1924, and died at age 59 years old in January 1984. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Abel.

Walter C Abel of Union, Union County, OR was born on November 23, 1952, and died at age 49 years old on November 5, 2002.

Walter Abel of Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana was born on July 24, 1920, and died at age 57 years old in August 1977.

Walter Abel of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas was born on March 15, 1908, and died at age 76 years old in July 1984.

Walter H Abel of Omaha, Douglas County, NE was born on February 24, 1936, and died at age 56 years old on November 28, 1992.

Walter Abel was born on July 7, 1922, and died at age 53 years old in October 1975. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Abel.

Walter Abel of Iowa was born on June 29, 1882, and died at age 82 years old in October 1964.

Walter Herman Abel of Marlin, Falls County, Texas was born on January 13, 1924, and died at age 83 years old on January 19, 2007.

Walter Abel of Texas was born on October 20, 1883, and died at age 80 years old in December 1963.

Walter R Abel of Hammond, Tangipahoa County, LA was born on May 5, 1945, and died at age 57 years old on May 7, 2002. Walter Abel was buried at Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery Section COL-A Row CT3 Site B84 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, in Dallas, Tx.

Walter Abel of Riesel, McLennan County, TX was born on September 12, 1901, and died at age 91 years old on January 7, 1993.

Walter Abel of Cuero, De Witt County, Texas was born on September 22, 1905, and died at age 59 years old in May 1965.

Walter Abel was born on December 6, 1898, and died at age 61 years old in October 1960. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter Abel.

Walter F Abel of Otis, Rush County, KS was born on April 6, 1924, and died at age 75 years old on March 13, 2000.

Walter Abel of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma was born on November 29, 1940, and died at age 46 years old in July 1987.

Walter L Abel of Duck Hill, Montgomery County, MS was born on June 23, 1925, and died at age 73 years old on September 13, 1998.

Walter B Abel of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC was born on January 30, 1920, and died at age 81 years old on November 11, 2001.

Walter B Abel of Aiken, Aiken County, SC was born on March 21, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on October 24, 2004.

Walter M Abel of Orange Park, Clay County, FL was born on October 30, 1923, and died at age 64 years old on March 9, 1988.

Walter L Abel of Duck Hill, Montgomery County, MS was born on February 3, 1900, and died at age 89 years old on December 25, 1989.

Walter R Abel of Cleveland, Bradley County, TN was born on August 17, 1916, and died at age 90 years old on October 15, 2006.

Walter J Abel was born on March 7, 1905, and died at age 86 years old on April 2, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walter J Abel.

Walter Abel of Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky was born on May 3, 1890, and died at age 78 years old in March 1969.