Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Burgess Meredith held a variety of jobs, notably as a reporter and a merchant seaman, before pursuing an acting career that spanned nearly seven decades, playing a diverse range of characters on stage, television and film. His autobiography, So Far, So Good was published in 1994.
Burgess Meredith died at age 89 of Alzheimer's disease and melanoma in his home in Malibu, California
