Van Heflin, Best Supporting Actor 1942: MovieMonday.com

	JOHNNY EAGER (Drama - NR) Van Heflin won his Supporting Oscar for playing Robert Taylor's alcoholic friend and conscience.
Van Heflin (1910 - 1971) American leading man of the forties who was a familar character actor during the fifties and sixties. His real name was Emmett Evan Heflin. In the thirties Van Heflin alternated working odd jobs and appearingon broadway. HE started appearing in films in 1937, his debut being in " A Woman Rebels" constarring with Katharine Hepburn. Van Heflin received a Master's at Yale's Baker Workshop. Through the years he has appeared in many Broadway plays, including A CASE OF LIBEL. At age 32, Van Heflin became the youngest actor to date to win an Oscar. Van Heflin's other films include: BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN SANTA FE TRAIL THE FEMININE TOUCH KID GLOVE KILLER SEVEN SWEETHEARTS GRAND CENTRAL MURDER TAP ROOTS THE THREE MUSKETEERS MADAME BOVARY EAST SIDE TOMAHAWK THE PROWLER SHANE THE RAID THE BLACK WIDOW PATTERNS GUNMAN'S WALK UNDER TEN FLAGS CRY OF BATTLE THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD STAGECOACH AIRPORT THE BIG BOUNCE

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