1938Nominee
Best Performance
Marie Antoinette
George Houston
Actor
Hampton, New Jersey, USA
January 11, 1896
Biography
George Houston, having success on the Broadway stage, was enticed to Hollywood for some singing work in musicals in the mid 1930s. Hired by Grand National Studios, he appeared in the lead role for the tuneful seafaring yarn Captain Calamity (1936) and as Wild Bill Hickcock in Frontier Scout (1938). With the success of singing cowboys in motion pictures, he was signed at MGM, starring in The Great Waltz, and for Warner Bros. in Blockade, both 1938. From 1939 to 1940 he starred in an eight-part short film production, Tales of Billy the Kid, for PRC (Producers Distributing Corporation), but the series was never released. Houston's last film was The Lone Rider (1942).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1942Winner
Best Performance
Texas Justice
1942Winner
Best Performance
Border Roundup
Career Highlights
1938Highlight
Best Performance
The Great Waltz
1940Highlight
Best Performance
The Howards of Virginia
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Marie Antoinette
The Great Waltz