Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962

Thomas Mitchell was an actor, playwright and screenwriter active between the 1920s and 1960s. Born on July 11, 1892 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he worked as a newspaper reporter after graduating high school, but eventually shifted to writing for theater. Mitchell performed on Broadway and continued writing throughout the 1920s, and began a prominent acting career in Hollywood in the 1930s. His known roles include Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939), Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and Pat Garrett in the Howard Hughes-produced and directed The Outlaw (1943).

Mitchell died on December 17, 1962 in Beverly Hills, California.

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"Thomas Mitchell." Hollywood Walk of Fame. December 09, 2020. Accessed October 27, 2021. https://walkoffame.com/thomas-mitchell/

"Thomas Mitchell." Turner Classic Movies. 2021. Accessed October 27, 2021. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/133098%7C146546/Thomas-Mitchell

"Thomas Mitchell." Find a Grave. Februrary 23, 2000. Accessed October 27, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8532/thomas-mitchell

"Actor Thomas Mitchell, 70, Dies of Cancer." Los Angeles Times. December 18, 1962.