- Edward Albert
Infobox actor
name = Edward Albert
birthname = Edward Laurence Heimberger
birthdate = birth date|1951|2|20
birthplace =Los Angeles ,California ,USA
deathdate = death date and age|2006|9|22|1951|2|20
deathplace = Malibu,California
spouse = Katherine Woodville (1979-2006)
parents =Eddie Albert , Margo
goldenglobeawards = Most Promising Newcomer - Male
1973 "Butterflies Are Free "
Nominated: Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy
1973 "Butterflies Are Free "Edward Albert (
February 20 1951 -September 22 2006 ) was an American film and televisionactor . He was also known as Edward Laurence Albert and occasionally Eddie Albert Jr.He was born Edward Laurence Heimberger in
Los Angeles, California , the son of actorEddie Albert and Mexican actress Margo. [ [http://www.armyarcherd.com/2006/09/edward_albert_d.html Army Archerd: Edward Albert dies] ]Edward is probably most famous for his work in the 1972 film "
Butterflies Are Free " in which he played Don Baker, a blind man who is a talented guitarist and singer-songwriter. His performance won him theGolden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor . The following year he starred oppositeLiv Ullman in the film adaptation of the play "40 Carats". Children may remember him as Mr. Collins, father toWesley Collins , theRed Ranger from "".He appeared as a U.S. Navy fighter pilot in the epic film "Midway". In the film "
Guarding Tess " (1994), he played the son of kidnapped former First Lady Tess Carlisle (Shirley Maclaine ), also starringNicolas Cage . He also appeared in numerous films, television shows and soap operas, often playing a debonair gentleman with villainous tendencies.He married Katherine Woodville in 1978, and they had one daughter, Thais (who is a singer/songwriter of the rock band Sugar in Wartime).
He put his acting career aside for eight years to care for his father in his last years. He died of
lung cancer in his home onSeptember 22 2006 at the age of 55, only one year after his father's death. His wife said he had suffered from lung cancer for 17 months. Despite his illness he had tended to his ailing father, who died at the age of 99 in 2005.He had an adopted sister, Maria, who was not in
show business .References
External links
*imdb name|id=0001902
*amg name|2:671
* [http://www.avril.bowles.talktalk.net/welcome.html Edward Albert Official Website]
* [http://www.armyarcherd.com/2006/09/edward_albert_d.html Edward Albert Obituary]
* [http://www.altfg.com/blog/archives/2006/09/28/edward-albert-obit/ Edward Albert Obit at the Alternative Film Guide]
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