Spoiler : Hampden, Walter (birth name was Walter Hampden Daughterty) Born in Brooklyn, New York 6/30/1879; died 6/12/1955 of a stroke in Hollywood, California. He had suffered a stroke in a taxi enroute to MGM studios three days before his death. Married to actress Mabel Moore (?-?). Actor on stage beginning in 1931. Remembered for his Shakespearean roles (Cyrano de Bergerac). President of The Players (1927-1954). Screen debut in the Warfare Of The Flesh (1917). Last movie was playing King Louis XI in The Vagabond King released in 1956.

Spoiler : Leonidas Witherall on the Mutual-Radio program with the same title (1944-1945). Host of radio programs including Private Showing on Mutual (1946-1947) and Great Scenes From Great Plays on Mutual sponsored by the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church (1948-1949).

Spoiler : Guest star on television programs including playing Macbeth on The Philco Television Playhouse for NBC (1949); NBC Repertory Theatre (1949); and The U.S. Steel Hour for ABC (1954).