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Guy Kibbee

  • Born: Mar 06, 1882 in El Paso, Texas
  • Died: May 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 42nd Street, Three Comrades
  • First Major Screen Credit: Blonde Crazy (1931)

Biography

It is possible that when actor Guy Kibbee portrayed newspaper editor Webb in the 1940 film version of Our Town, he harked back to his own father's experiences as a news journalist. The cherubic, pop-eyed Kibbee first performed on Mississippi riverboats as a teenager, then matriculated to the legitimate stage. The 1930 Broadway play Torch Song was the production that brought Kibbee the Hollywood offers. From 1931 onward, Kibbee was one of the mainstays of the Warner Bros. stock companies, specializing in dumb politicos (The Dark Horse [1932]), sugar daddies (42nd Street [1933]) and the occasional straight, near-heroic role (Captain Blood [1935]). In 1934, Kibbee enjoyed one of his rare leading roles, essaying the title character in Babbitt (1934), a role he seemed born to play. During the 1940s, Kibbee headlined the Scattergood Baines B-picture series at RKO. He retired in 1949, after completing his scenes in John Ford's Three Godfathers. Kibbee was the brother of small-part play Milton Kibbee, and the father of Charles Kibbee, City University of New York chancellor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

 
 
Wikipedia: Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Birth name Guy Bridges Kibbee
Born March 6 1882(1882--)
El Paso, Texas, USA
Flag of Texas Flag of the United States
Died May 24 1956 (aged 74) (parkinson's disease)
East Islip, Long Island, New York, USA
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Esther Reed (1925-1956) (his death) 3 Children
Helen Shea (1918-1923) 4 Children


Guy Kibbee (born March 6, 1882; died May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. Born in El Paso, Texas, Kibbee began his entertainment career on Mississippi riverboats and eventually became a successful Broadway actor. In the 1930s, Kibbee moved to California and became part of what became known as "Warner Bros.' stock company," contracted actors who cycled through different productions in supporting roles. Kibbee's specialty was daft and jovial characters and he is best remembered for the films 42nd Street (1933), The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Captain Blood (1935), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). Kibbee died from complications arising out of Parkinson's disease in New York in 1956.

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