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Emmett Evan “Van” Heflin, Jr. (December 13, 1910 – July 23, 1971) was an American film and theater actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Johnny Eager (1942).

• Born: Emmett Evan Heflin, Jr. December 13, 1910 Walters, Oklahoma, U.S.
• Died: July 23, 1971 (aged 60) Hollywood, California, U.S.
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: 1936–71
• Spouse: Eleanor Scherr (aka Eleanor Shaw) Frances E. Neal (1942–67; 3 children)

Read more about Van Heflin at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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DVD: John Wayne and Alex Cord: Two Ringo Kids of ‘Stagecoach’
NY Times Movies, 2011-10-14 14:31:03
Slim Pickens, Van Heflin and Alex Cord in a still from the 1966 remake of “Stagecoach.”

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 28
Playbill Combined , 2010-03-28 04:00:00
1939 Philip Barry tells The Philadelphia Story at the Shubert Theatre in New York. Katharine Hepburn, Van Heflin, Shirley Booth, and Joseph Cotten star. Robert Edmond Jones designs the sets and lighting, Robert Sinclair stages. It will run a year.