Description:
The son of an Army officer, Walter Reed was born in Washington and grew up in Honolulu and Los Angeles, where he attended school with the children of movie stars. After his parents' divorce, and, during the darkest days of the Depression, 17-year-old Reed decided to try acting as a career and made a two-week trip to New York (via hitched rides on railroad freight cars, amidst hobos and tramps) to look for work on the stage. He worked in stock and on Broadway and, with an assist from actor Joel McCrea, broke into pictures in the early 1940s.
Birthday
February 10, 1916
Born In
Seattle, Washington, USA
Spouse/Ex-
Elizabeth Boyer Bryce September 4, 1937 - June 17, 1988 (her death)
Trivia
In 2001 the city of Santa Cruz (CA) honored him by declaring July 14
"Walter Reed Day". A restored print of his 1956 western 7 Men from Now (1956) was
shown at a local theater, and afterward he made imprints of his
hands and feet in a square of wet cement in front of the
theater.
Quotes
[on Steve Brodie] I liked Steve. He was a real nice guy--funny guy--fun to be with. Also a very good actor, very competent. He was right there when he was needed. He lived hard, but he worked hard too. One day he just quit [films] and went into business. I don't think he pushed hard enough to really become big. He didn't realize how good he was.
