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Michael Anderson Biography

Name: Michael Joseph Anderson

Birth: 30th January 1920, London, England, UK

Statues: Betty Jordan (1939-?), Vera Carlisle (13th January 1969-?), Married; Adrianne Ellis (? -present)

Height: ?

Eyes: ?

Hair: Brown (Now White)

Lives: Used to live just outside London in a rose farm called "Greensleeves" the residence is a 16th Century Tudor House with Seven Bedrooms,  then he moved to Los Angeles and then moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he became a Citizen in the 80's and now lives in Vancouver, Canada since 1996

Parents: Actor Lawrence Anderson and Actress Beatrice Anderson

Family: Has 4 sons and 2 daughters.  His sons are called Peter Anderson, Daniel Anderson, Michael Anderson Jr. and David Anderson and his daughters are called Jan Anderson and Emily Anderson and has 2 stepchildren, they are called Laurie Holden and Christopher Holden

Relatives: Great Aunt is Actress Mary Anderson of Louisville was the one of the first American Shakespearean actress, and the Mary Anderson Theatre in Louisville is dedicated to her

Educated: In England, France and Germany, left school at 16

 

Personal Information

Left school to become an actor, making his debut with actor Otto Kruger in "The Housemaster", learned his craft working with such noted movie creators as Noel Coward, Carol Reed and David Lean

Is fluent in French, German and Italian

Was best friends with Frank Sinatra, John Lee Thompson, Richard Harris and Gary Cooper

Served in the British Army during WW2. He was with The Royal Corps of Signals (1941-1946)

Used to have residence in Rome

Dated Actress June Shelley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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