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Walter Matthau
Who
Walter Matthau · Arts & Literature
What
Oscar-winning actor of comedy and drama
When
1920, New York City, United States — 2000, Santa Monica, California, United States
Where
United States
Biography
Walter Matthau is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Oscar-winning actor of comedy and drama
How & why
Matthau was an Oscar-winning American actor equally adept at comedy and drama, celebrated for 'The Odd Couple,' 'The Fortune Cookie' (for which he won an Academy Award) and his partnership with Jack Lemmon. Born Walter Matthow on New York's Lower East Side to Russian and Lithuanian Jewish immigrants, he was Jewish.
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Oscar-winning actor of comedy and drama
1920
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