Fredric March

March in May 1939

Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American stage, movie, radio, and television actor. He was known for his Academy Award-winning role as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He won another Academy Award for his role as Al Stephenson in The Best Years of Our Lives. He also won a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award.

March was born on August 31, 1897 in Racine, Wisconsin. March was married to Ellis Baker from 1921 until they divorced in 1927. March was then married to Florence Eldridge from 1927 until his death in 1975. With Eldridge he has two adopted children. March died on April 14, 1975 in Los Angeles, California from prostate cancer, aged 77.

Fredric March Media

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  Warner Baxter, June Lang, and March in The Road to Glory (1936)

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  March with Janet Gaynor in A Star is Born (1937)

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  Hoagy Carmichael, March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews and Theresa Wright in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

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  Henry Drummond (Tracy, left) and Matthew Harrison Brady (March, right) in Inherit the Wind. Previously, March had taken the role in The Desperate Hours originally offered to Tracy. Both men had also played Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde.

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  Cropped screenshot of Fredric March from the trailer for the film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).

Other websites

• Fredric March on IMDb