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Cameron Mitchell Biography

Cameron Mitchell

Facts of Cameron Mitchell

Date of Birth: 1918 , November-4
Date of Death: 1994 , July-7
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet

Quick Timeline of Cameron Mitchell

1918 Born in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, United States
1940 Married to Camille Janclaire
1951 Second child, Charles Mitchell
1945 First movie, They Were Expendable
1958 Appeared in the TV series, Colt .45
1957 Won Bambi Awards
1973 Married to Margaret Brock Johnson Mozingo
1994 He died of lung cancer

Detail Timeline of Cameron Mitchell

November 4 , 1918

Born in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, United States

Cameron Mitchell was born by the name Cameron McDowell Mitzell at the end of 1918. He was born in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, United States of America to Rev. Charles and Kathryn Mitzell. His father served as pastor of the St. John's Reformed Church. 

August 17 , 1940

Married to Camille Janclaire

On 17th of August 1940, Cameron Mitchell tied his married knot for the first time in his life. That day he got married to Camille Janclaire. Camille Janclaire was an actress. As a married couple, they had four children together. They got divorced on 3rd of May 1960.

1951

Second child, Charles Mitchell

He became father for the second time in his life in the early 1950s. He and his ex wife, Cameron Mitchell welcomed their second child together in 1951 and that time it was also a son and they named him Charles Mitchell. 

1945

First movie, They Were Expendable

After serving as the bombardier with the United States Army Air Forces for several years, he entered into the film industry as an actor in the mid 1940s. In 1945, he starred the role of Ensign George Cross in an American war film They Were Expendable. 

1958

Appeared in the TV series, Colt .45

Besides his appearance in several movies, he is also known for his role in the TV series. In 1958, he played the role of Dr. Allen McMurdo in an American Western series Colt .45. Next year, he was seen in Wagon Train. 

1957

Won Bambi Awards

He has been honored with Bambi Awards twice in his life. He got awarded with this award for the first time in 1957 and that was for Best Actor - International. He also won this award in 1970 for TV Series International. 

May 9 , 1973

Married to Margaret Brock Johnson Mozingo

On 9th of May 1973, Cameron got married to Margaret Brock Johnson Mozingo. They were married for about three years and this married life got annulled at the end of 1976. He was also married to Lissa Jacobs Gertz with whom he had three children.

July 7 , 1994

He died of lung cancer

Cameron Mitchell was an actor who starred in several movies, TV series and Broadway shows. When Cameron was aged 75, he died of lung cancer. He died on 7th of July 1994. His funeral was held at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.

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On 17th of August 1940, Cameron Mitchell tied his married knot for the first time in his life. That day he got married to Camille Janclaire. Camille Janclaire was an actress. As a married couple, they had four children together. They got divorced on 3rd of May 1960.

On 9th of May 1973, Cameron got married to Margaret Brock Johnson Mozingo. They were married for about three years and this married life got annulled at the end of 1976. He was also married to Lissa Jacobs Gertz with whom he had three children. Besides these there was no any information about his extra affairs and girlfriend. His nationality was American and he was of white ethnicity.

While Cameron was young, he performed in the Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne's National Theater Company.  During the World War II, he served as the bombardier with the United States Army Air Forces. With the end of war, he established himself as an actor in the film industry. In 1945, he starred the role of Ensign George Cross in an American war film They Were Expendable. Two years later, he was seen playing the role of Johnny Burden in the movie The Mighty McGurk. In the mid 1950s, he starred in the movies like The Tall Men, Love Me or Leave Me, Tension at Table Rock, All Mine to Give and so on.

When Cameron was aged 75, he died of lung cancer. He died on 7th of July 1994. His funeral was held at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California. His net worth was in millions during his death.