Walter Brennan 1962 - Old Rivers | 60s Around Sounds Music

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Walter Brennan 1962 - Old Rivers | 60s Around Sounds Music

On This Day in Music History — September 21, 1974 Remembering Walter Brennan (1894–1974) Character-actor legend and three-time Academy Award winner Walter Brennan—known to TV audiences as Grandpa Amos on The Real McCoys—passed away at age 80. Beyond his film and television stardom, Brennan made a memorable mark on the charts with the spoken-word hit “Old Rivers”, which climbed to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. The record’s plainspoken storytelling and orchestral backing turned a beloved ac

Walter Brennan (1894–1974) was an American character actor and the first person in history to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor — a milestone he achieved early in his career, long before many legends earned even one. After losing most of his teeth in a 1932 on-set accident, he used the ability to remove his dentures to transform himself into older, rougher characters, even while still in his 40s. His popularity was so great that studios often rewrote scripts just to give him more lines.