Lew Ayres

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Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf film actor
human
pacifist
radio actor
television actor
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture NERFINISHED
birthName Lewis Frederick Ayres III
burialPlace Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath complications from coma
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1908-12-28
dateOfDeath 1996-12-30
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Universal Pictures
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Ayres
genre drama film
war film
givenName Lewis
languageSpoken English
militaryStatus conscientious objector
name Lew Ayres self-link
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Primetime Emmy Awards
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award
notableWork All Quiet on the Western Front
Donovan's Brain
Dr. Kildare film series
Holiday
Johnny Belinda
State Fair
The Carpetbaggers
The Dark Mirror
occupation actor
film director
film editor
participatedIn World War II
surface form: World War II (as conscientious objector medic)
placeOfBirth Minneapolis
surface form: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
portrayed Dr. James Kildare
Paul Bäumer
religion Buddhism
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Diana Hall
Ginger Rogers
Lola Lane
yearsActive 1929–1994

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lew Ayres name Lew Ayres self-link
Ginger Rogers spouse Lew Ayres