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David Wayne

デヴィッド・ウェイン　/　でゔぃっど・うぇいん

American stage actor

January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995　・　Traverse City, Michigan, United States

Michigan
stage actor
film actor
television actor

My Take

David Wayne is the kind of artist I wish more people remembered. A half-century career, two Tony Awards across both featured and leading categories, plus a Grammy Hall of Fame nod, that is not luck, it is craft sustained over decades. What impresses me is his range: he could anchor a play like The Teahouse of the August Moon and still sparkle in a musical like Finian's Rainbow. I am wary of celebrating only flash, and Wayne is the antidote, a working actor whose quiet mastery outlasted trends. His legacy deserves to keep being passed down.

Overview

David Wayne (born Wayne James McMeekan; January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American actor and singer, with a stage and screen career spanning over 50 years. He was a recipient of two Tony Awards, Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Finian's Rainbow and Best Actor in a Play for The Teahouse of the August Moon, with a third nomination for The Happy Time.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): David Wayne
Name (Japanese): デヴィッド・ウェイン
Reading: でゔぃっど・うぇいん
Born: January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Tiger
Origin: Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor / singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Western Michigan University

Awards & achievements

1947 Theatre World Award
1947 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1954 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
1997 Grammy Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

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