Walter Huston
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Resource ID
6058
Access
Open
Address
340 College St, Toronto, ON M5T 3A9
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Historical Themes
Performing Arts, Residential History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899, 1900-1953
Caption
Walter Huston
Description
Walter Huston star of Broadway and Hollywood was born in Toronto 6 April 1884 and raised near here at 11 Major St. At the age of sixteen he made his first stage appearance in a minstrel show at Massey Hall joined a local repertory group and later in vaudeville toured Canada and the United States. In the 1920s Huston came into prominence on Broadway as a dramatic actor and became famous for his rendition of "September Song." He worked in a number of films with his son screen writer and director John Huston. In 1948 both won academy awards for the film "The Treasure of Sierra Madre."
Marker lat / long: 43.657378, -79.403955 (WGS84)