What is James Whitmore?
{{Infobox person | name = James Whitmore | image = James Whitmore.jpg |caption=Whitmore in 1955 | birth_name = James Allen Whitmore, Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|10|01}} | birth_place = [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States | death_date = {{death date and age|2009|2|6|1921|10|1}} | death_place = [[Malibu, California|Malibu]], [[California]], United States | death_cause =[[Lung cancer]] | resting_place=Cremated, Ashes scattered into the [[Pacific Ocean]] | years_active = 1949–2007 | alma_mater = [[Yale University]] | occupation = Actor | spouse = Nancy Mygatt <small>(1947–1971, divorced)</small><br />[[Audra Lindley]] <small>(1972–1979, divorced)</small> <br />Nancy Mygatt <small> (1979–1981, divorced)</small> <br />[[Noreen Nash]] <small>(2001–2009, his death)</small> | children =Three sons from first marriage:<br> [[James Whitmore, Jr.|James Allen Whitmore, III]]<br> Steve Whitmore<br> Daniel Whitmore | relatives = [[Matty Whitmore]] (grandchild) }} '''James Allen Whitmore, Jr.''' (October 1, 1921 {{ndash}} February 6, 2009) was an [[Americans|American]] stage and movie actor. ==Early years== Born on October 1, 1921 in [[White Plains]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/77/James-Whitmogdgre.html |title=James Whitmore Biography |publisher=FilmReference.com|accessdate=April 7, 2011}}</ref> to Florence Belle (née Crane) and James Allen Whitmore, Sr.. Whitmore graduated from [[Yale University]] before serving in the [[United States Marine Corps]] during [[World War II]]. ==Career== [[File:James Whitmore family 1954.JPG|thumb|left|210px|Whitmore and his family, June 1954]] Following the war, Whitmore appeared on [[Broadway]], where he won a special [[Tony Award]] in [[1948]]. His first major movie was ''Battleground'', for which he was nominated for the [[Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actor. Other major movies include; ''The Asphalt Jungle'', ''The Next Voice You Hea