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[[File:BurgessMeredithFeb1938.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Meredith in February 1938]]

[[File:BurgessMeredithFeb1938.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Meredith in February 1938]]

'''Oliver Burgess Meredith''' (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997), or '''Burgess Meredith''', was an [[Americans|American]] movie, television, stage, radio, voice actor, and director. He was known for his roles as [[Penguin (comics)|The Penguin]] in the 1960s television version of ''[[Batman]]'' and as Mickey Goldmill some of the ''[[Rocky]]'' movies. He won two [[Saturn Awards]] (in 1978 and in 1981), [[Tony Awards]], and many [[Emmy Awards]].  

'''Oliver Burgess Meredith''' (November 16, 1907 – September 9, 1997), or '''Burgess Meredith''', was an [[Americans|American]] movie, television, stage, radio, voice actor, and director. He was known for his roles as [[Penguin (comics)|The Penguin]] in the 1960s television version of ''[[Batman]],'' as Mickey Goldmill in ''[[Rocky]]'', [[Rocky II]] and [[Rocky III]], and as Grandpa Gustafson in [[Grumpy Old Men (movie)|Grumpy Old Men]] and [[Grumpier Old Men]]. He won two [[Saturn Awards]] (in 1978 and in 1981), [[Tony Awards]], and many [[Emmy Awards]].  

Meredith was born on November 16, 1907 in [[Cleveland, Ohio]].<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/celeb/meredith.htm Burgess Meredith genealogy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024081059/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/celeb/meredith.htm |date=2012-10-24 }} by Robert Battle, hosted at freepages.rootsweb</ref> He studied at [[Hoosac School]] and at [[Amherst College]]. Meredith was [[married]] to Helen Derby from 1933 until they [[divorce]]d in 1935. He was married to Margaret Perry from 1936 until they divorced in 1938. He was married to Paulette Goddard from 1944 until they divorced in 1949. He was married to Kaja Sundsten from 1950 until his death. Meredith had [[cyclothymia]].<ref name="CNN"/> He died on September 9, 1997 in [[Malibu, California]] from [[Alzheimer's disease]] and [[melanoma]], aged 89.<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9709/10/meredith.obit/ |title=Burgess Meredith dies at 89 - Sept. 10, 1997 |publisher=CNN |date=1997-09-10 |access-date=2011-09-17}}</ref>

Meredith was born on November 16, 1907 in [[Cleveland, Ohio]].<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/celeb/meredith.htm Burgess Meredith genealogy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024081059/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/celeb/meredith.htm |date=2012-10-24 }} by Robert Battle, hosted at freepages.rootsweb</ref> He studied at [[Hoosac School]] and at [[Amherst College]]. Meredith was [[married]] to Helen Derby from 1933 until they [[divorce]]d in 1935. He was married to Margaret Perry from 1936 until they divorced in 1938. He was married to Paulette Goddard from 1944 until they divorced in 1949. He was married to Kaja Sundsten from 1950 until his death. Meredith had [[cyclothymia]].<ref name="CNN"/> He died on September 9, 1997 in [[Malibu, California]] from [[Alzheimer's disease]] and [[melanoma]], aged 89.<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9709/10/meredith.obit/ |title=Burgess Meredith dies at 89 - Sept. 10, 1997 |publisher=CNN |date=1997-09-10 |access-date=2011-09-17}}</ref>