Henry Travers

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name = Henry Travers


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birthname = Travers Heagerty
birthdate = birth date|1874|3|5|mf=y
location = Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
deathdate = death date and age|1965|10|18|1874|3|5|mf=y
deathplace = Hollywood, California
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Henry Travers (March 5, 1874 – October 18, 1965) was an English actor.

Biography

Personal life

Travers was born Travers John Heagerty in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, the son of Daniel Heagerty, an Irish doctor from Cork. The family were only in Prudhoe for a couple of years, moving there from Woodburn (Corsenside) in about 1872 and then moving on to Tweedmouth at Berwick-upon-Tweed in about 1876. Initially he trained as an architect at Berwick before taking to the stage under the name Henry Travers.

On his passing in 1965, Travers was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Career

A stage actor in England, he emigrated to the United States and appeared in Hollywood film productions beginning in 1933. He made his last film in 1949. Travers' most famous role was as the angel Clarence who comes to save James Stewart's character from suicide in Frank Capra's classic "It's a Wonderful Life". He was also an Oscar-nominated actor for his role in the film "Mrs. Miniver".

Filmography

* "The Invisible Man" (1933)
* "Death Takes a Holiday" (1934)
* "Born to Be Bad" (1934)
* "Four Hours to Kill!" (1935)
* "After Office Hours" (1935)
* "The Sisters" (1938)
* "Dodge City" (1939)
* "Dark Victory" (1939)
* "Stanley and Livingstone" (1939)
* "The Rains Came" (1939)
* "Primrose Path" (1940)
* "Edison, the Man" (1940)
* "High Sierra" (1941)
* "Ball of Fire" (1941)
* "Mrs. Miniver" 1942
* "Random Harvest" (1942)
* "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943)
* "Madame Curie" (1943)
* "Dragon Seed" (1944)
* "The Very Thought of You" (1944)
* "None Shall Escape" (1944)
* "Thrill of a Romance" (1945)
* "The Naughty Nineties" (1945)
* "The Bells of St. Mary's" (1945)
* "The Yearling" (1946)
* "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)
* "Gallant Journey" (1946)

External links

*imdb name|id=0871287|name=Henry Travers
* [http://www.tv-now.com/stars/htravers.html Henry Travers] on television
*ibdb name|name=Henry Travers|id=62956

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NAME= Travers, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Heagerty, Travers
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1874-3-5
PLACE OF BIRTH= Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
DATE OF DEATH= 1965-10-18
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, California