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Andy Devine

American actor (1905–1977)

PersonDied aged 71humanQ386105

Born: October 7, 1905
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-28
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in BnF authorities
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Died: February 18, 1977
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-28
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Flagstaff
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-15
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Place of death: Orange
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film actor
, actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, television actor
Education: Santa Clara University
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2020-05-23
2.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Andrew Vabre Devine was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature films. He also appeared alongside John Wayne in films such as Stagecoach (1939), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and How the West Was Won. He is also remembered as Jingles on the TV series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok from 1951 to 1958, as Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1937), and as the voice of Friar Tuck in the Disney Animation Studio film Robin Hood (1973).

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FFriar Tuckcharacter from Disney's Robin Hood

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Cause of death: leukemia
Given name: Andy
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-14
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Birth name: Andrew Vabre Devine
Manner of death: natural causes
Family name: Devine
Religion or worldview: Unitarian Universalism
Sex or gender: male
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2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-20
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Member of political party: California Republican Party
Genre: Western
Start of work period: 1926
Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Native language: English
Writing language: English

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