Three-time Oscar winner and country musician Walter Brennan was born in Swampscott, MA, on July 25, 1894. A veteran of the First World War, Brennan began acting professionally in 1929. He received his first Oscar for his supporting role in Howard Hawks' #Come and Get It, and two more followed for 1938's #Kentucky and 1940s #The Westerner. By the time he took a popular role as Grampa Amos McCoy on the TV show #The McCoys in the late '50s, he had over 100 film credits to his name. His recording career was at its most prolific during the early '60s. A duet with Billy Vaughn, Dutchman's Gold, was his first chart hit. Three more -- Old Rivers, Houdini, and Mama Sang Me a Song -- registered two years later. He passed away in 1974, due to emphysema, on the 21st of September. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi