James Whitmore

Whitmore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6611 Hollywood Blvd. She died in New York, New York from cancer. To a younger generation, he is probably best known, in addition to his role in Shawshank, as the commercial spokesman for Miracle-Gro plant food for many years. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures at 1612 Vine Street. and the grandfather of actor James Whitmore III. Ames was married three times including a marriage to the actor Bruce Cabot from 1933 until 1937. He is the father of actor James Whitmore Jr. By the end of the decade Ames' popularity had diminished and she retired in the early 1940s.

Whitmore's last major role was that of librarian Brooks Hatlen in the critically-acclaimed and Academy award-nominated 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption. She made thirty films during the 1930s with her biggest success in George White's Scandals (1934), a film which was also notable as the debut of Alice Faye. Howard in the 1975 TV movie I Will Fight No More Forever, based on the 1877 conflict between the United States and the Nez Perce tribe, led by Chief Joseph. With the advent of talking pictures, Ames popularity grew and she was usually cast as society women, or in musicals. Howard also appeared as General Oliver O. A strikingly glamorous woman, Ames was soon cast in small film roles in silent films. Truman. Born Adrienne Ruth McClure in Fort Worth, Texas, Ames began her film career in 1927 as a stand-in for Pola Negri.

Other major films included The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice You Hear, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Black Like Me and Give 'em Hell, Harry!, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of former President of the United States Harry S. Adrienne Ames (August 3, 1907 - May 31 - 1947) was an American film actress. His first major movie was Battleground, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Following the war, Whitmore appeared on Broadway, where he won a special Tony Award in 1948. Born in White Plains, New York, Whitmore graduated from Yale University before serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.

James Whitmore (born October 1, 1921) is an American film actor.