Ann Diamond - Biographical Summaries of Notable People - MyHeritage Ann Diamond In Biographical Summaries of Notable People Save this record and choose the information you want to add to your family tree Save record Spotted an error? Ericksons daughter, Susan, said he died in Baptist Hospital, where he had been for more than a week while he and his wife, Anne, were staying at their Pensacola home. He guest-starred in several TV series' including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 espionage series Hunter. His final role was in an episode of Fantasy Island in 1984. No longer, he said, can we resolve a situation with a gunfight or banging someone over the head., He may have suspected at the time that it was a premature observation, for he added, I dont know how the public will go for them.. https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Leif_Erickson_(actor)&oldid=109353, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. All information on this site is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, on June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes; the marriage lasted only a month. Ann Diamond Erickson is an American Relative. The Saga of Erik the Red mentions two other settlements in Vinland: one called Straumfjrr, which lay beyond Kjalarnes promontory and the Wonderstrands, and one called Hp, which was located even farther south. [67], The Leif Erikson Awards, established 2015, are awarded annually by the Exploration Museum in Hsavk, Iceland. American Actor Leif Erickson was born William Y. Wycliffe Anderson on 27th October, 1911 in Alameda, California, USA and passed away on 29th Jan 1986 Pensacola, Florida, USA aged 74. He appeared with Greta Garbo, as her brother in Conquest (1937). For the 11th-century Viking explorer, see. [16] Thorvald svaldsson had been banished from Norway for manslaughter and went into exile in Iceland accompanied by young Erik. Brother of Private. ", "Congressional Record, V. 145, Pt. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). [28] Leif did not return to Vinland, but others from Greenland and Iceland did, including Thorfinn Karlsefni. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, on June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes; the marriage lasted only a month. For this act, and for converting Norse Greenland to Christianity, Leif earned the nickname "Leif the Lucky". [47] Thorgils was later sent to Leif in Greenland, but he did not become popular.[48]. As winter approached, he decided to encamp there and sent out parties to explore the country. 68 of 94. magazines Leif Erikson, Leiv Eiriksson, or Leif Ericson, [note 1] also known as Leif the Lucky ( c. 970 - c. 1019 to 1025 ), was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to have set foot on continental North America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). His place of birth is not known,[11] but he is assumed to have been born in Iceland, which had recently been colonized by Norsemen mainly from Norway. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Believing it to be somewhere other than Greenland, they did not disembark but rather continued to sail and found two additional coasts that did not correspond with their understanding of Greenland. 980. [44] When he was of a proper age, Leif went to Norway, likely to serve as a retainer to its king, Olaf Tryggvason. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy . Relationships Ann Diamond Erickson was previously married to Leif Erickson. His final appearance in a feature film was in Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977). During the journey, he was blown off course and discovered Vinland before finding his way to Greenland. Erickson was in the unit that filmed and photographed the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Leif Erickson and Ann Diamond Erickson - Dating, Gossip, News, Photos list. [26], According to this saga, Leif discovered Vinland after being blown off course on his way from Norway to Greenland. For the 11th-century Viking explorer, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Fantasy Island - Goin' on Home/Ambitious Lady", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leif_Erickson_(actor)&oldid=1092852122, This page was last edited on 13 June 2022, at 00:53. That marriage ended in divorce. Leif Erickson, a one-time band vocalist and trombone player who became a prominent film actor and appeared in dozens of movies and television shows during more than 40 years, died Wednesday evening in Pensacola, Fla., after a struggle with cancer. Leif Erickson (October 27, 1911 January 29, 1986) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He would go on to appears in films such as The Snake Pit, Sorry, Wrong Number, Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront, A Gathering of Eagles, Roustabout, The Carpetbaggers and Mirage. Erickson guest-starred in several television series, including Rawhide, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Marcus Welby, M.D., Medical Center, Cannon, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files, and the 1977 series Hunter. [27] Before this voyage, Leif had spent time at the court of Norwegian King Olaf Tryggvesson, where he had converted to Christianity. At first this group traded with the natives, but weeks later the new Norse settlement at Hp was attacked and Karlsefni decided to abandon it. Afterwards, they loaded their ship with samples of these newly-found goods and sailed east to Greenland, rescuing a group of shipwrecked sailors along the way. [2], One of his more notable roles was as Deborah Kerr's macho husband in the stage and film versions of Tea and Sympathy. [29], According to this saga, Leif was not the first European to discover Vinland. [17][18], Leif's year of birth is most often given as c.970 or c. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. ", "A Critical Review of Radiocarbon Dating of a Norse Settlement at L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland Canada", "L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site", "Shouldn't Leifr Eirksson ('Leif the Lucky') really be viewed as a Greenlander with family roots in Iceland and Norway? [20] Thorgunna remained in the Hebrides when Leif left, as he refused to take her along without permission from her family. The same day that his divorce from Farmer was finalized, June 12, 1942, he married actress Margaret Hayes however, they divorced a month later. This autograph is of Peggy Ann Warner who was a movie and tv star a long time ago. Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson died of cancer in Pensacola, Florida on January 29, 1986, aged 74. In other words, Leif spent his early . [45] It was on this journey to Norway that the Saga of Erik the Red states that Leif's ship was driven to the Hebrides, where he and his crew were forced to remain for much of the summer, awaiting favorable winds. Strictly Weddings. [46] During his stay there, Leif fell in love with a noblewoman, Thorgunna, who gave birth to their son Thorgils. [50] Some versions of Olaf Tryggvason's Saga also indicate that to help with the conversion, Leif brought a priest and clerics with him to Greenland. He was working in movies through the late 1970s, when he was in Winter Hawk and Twilights Last Gleaming., He was also in Conquest with Greta Garbo and Nothing But the Truth with Bob Hope. Leif therefore named the land Vinland ('Wineland'). [64] A statue was also erected in Chicago in 1901, having been originally commissioned for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to coincide with the arrival of the reconstructed Viking ship from Bergen, Norway. She is famous for Marriage to actor Leif Erickson. Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. For the politician, see Leif Erickson (politician). He is most remembered for The High Chaparral. He was previously married to Annie Ruth Diamond, Margaret Hayes and Frances Farmer.He died on January 29, 1986 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. [1] Over four years service, he shot more than 200,000 feet (61,000m) of film for the Navy. In 1976, at what turned out to be near the end of his film career, Erickson went on tour with Rock Hudson and Claire Trevor in a production of Stephen Vincent Benets John Browns Body. The show was directed by John Houseman. When Leif encountered the storm that forced him off course, he had been on his way to introduce Christianity to the Greenlanders. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns. Ann Diamond Erickson Quin es la novio de.? Managed by: Private User. He was also a distant relative of Naddodd,[15] who discovered Iceland. [18] Another work of art made for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the painting Leiv Eirikson Discovering America by Christian Krohg, was in the possession of a Leif Erikson Memorial Association in Chicago before being given back to the National Gallery of Norway in 1900. Born William Wycliffe Anderson in Alameda, California near San Francisco, Erickson worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Birthdate: estimated between 1916 and 1976. Know More! Frances Farmer for 6 years, Margaret Hayes for 0 years, and Ann Diamond for 41 years. Ward, eds.. Forbes, Alan and Ralph M. Eastman, "Some Statues of Boston: Reproductions of some of the statues for which Boston is famous, with information concerning the personalities and events memorialized", State Street Trust Company, Boston MA 1946 and Forbes, Alan and Ralph M. Eastman, "Other Statues of Boston", State Street Trust Company, Boston MA 1947. [citation needed], Erickson was married to actress Frances Farmer from 1936 until 1942. [49] A different version of Olaf Tryggvason's Saga, found in Flateyjarbk, makes no reference to Leif being blown off course and discovering Vinland during his return from Norway, but indicates that after arriving in Greenland, all of that country was converted, including Leif's father Erik. [26] Knowledge of the Vinland journeys spread around medieval Europe although to what extent is unclear; writers made mention of remote lands to the west, and notably the medieval chronicler Adam of Bremen directly mentions Vinland (c. 1075) based upon reports from the Danes. Ann Diamond Erickson is an American Relative. They had two children, William "Bill" Leif (born 1946) and Susan Irene (born 1950). He married Ann Diamond in 1945. Leif Erickson News - Find Leif Erickson latest Movies News and Headlines along with Leif Erickson Movies List, Birth Date, Upcoming Movies, Age, Net Worth, Awards, Songs, Photos and Videos at Xappie. Norse Greenland to Christianity, Leif earned the nickname `` Leif the Lucky '' 67 ] Erickson! To Leif Erickson ( politician ) ] Leif did not become popular. 48! 1986 ) was an American stage, film, and Ann Diamond -. 6 years, and television actor Fantasy Island in 1984 was a movie and star! 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