Robert Hutton (actor)

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Robert Hutton
Calvary Cemetery
, Queens, New York
OccupationActor
Years active1943–1975
Spouses
Natalie Thompson
(m. 1943; div. 1945)
Cleatus Caldwell
(m. 1946; div. 1950)
Bridget Carr
(m. 1951; div. 1963)
  • Audrey Emery (m. 1960s; div. 1960s)
Rosemary Wooten
(m. 1969)
Children2

Robert Hutton (born Robert Bruce Winne;[1] June 11, 1920 – August 7, 1994) was an American actor.

Early life

Robert Bruce Winne was born in Kingston, New York,[2] and he grew up in Ulster County, New York.[3] He was the son of a hardware merchant and a cousin of the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton.[citation needed]

He attended Blair Academy, a small boarding school in Blairstown, New Jersey.

Career

Before he ventured into films, Hutton acted at the Woodstock Playhouse in Woodstock, New York for two seasons.[3] His film debut as Robert Hutton came in Destination Tokyo (1943).[2]

Hutton resembled actor

Jimmy Stewart: during World War II when Stewart enlisted in the Army Air Forces in March 1941, Hutton benefited from "victory casting" in roles that would ordinarily have gone to Stewart.[4] His final film was The New Roof (1975).[5]

After leaving Warner Brothers’ studios Hutton continued working in movies, TV shows and as a writer and director in England for several years. He returned years later to the United States and lived in New York where he was born and raised.

Personal life

Hutton had a daughter and a son. He spent his last days in a nursing care facility after breaking his back in a home accident.

Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.[6]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Robert Hutton, 73, Movie Actor, Dies". August 9, 1994 – via www.nytimes.com.
  2. ^ . Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Geertsema, Tobie (April 27, 1975). "Kingston's Robert Hutton Home Again...Film Star Opts for Movie Scripting". The Kingston Daily Freeman. New York, Kingston. p. TEMPO-3. Retrieved July 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. . Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "Robert Hutton, ex-movie actor". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Florida, Fort Lauderdale. Associated Press. August 10, 1994. p. 13. Retrieved July 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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