William Henry

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Biography

British chemist who formulated the law on the solubility of gases into liquids

  • Active years
  • 36
  • Primary profession
  • Actor·soundtrack
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 19 May 1729
  • Place of birth
  • County Sligo
  • Death date
  • 1928-03-20
  • Death age
  • 62
  • Place of death
  • Pendlebury
  • Cause of death
  • Suicide
  • Children
  • Charles Henry
  • Spouses
  • Barbara Knudson·Ann Wood Henry
  • Knows language
  • English language·English language
  • Member of
  • American Philosophical Society·Whig Party
  • Parents
  • Thomas Henry

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Well remembered as the obnoxious teenager, expectant heir and dilettante crime-solver in W.S. Van Dyke s The Thin Man .

Foster brother: Duke Kahanamoku.

Children: Michael and Michele.

Brother of actor Thomas Browne Henry.

Was a member of John Fords stock company and appeared in twelve of the directors films. Got his start as a screen actor through his friendship with Duke Kahanamoku.

Debuted in films at the age of 8, and would then enjoy a well-rounded career first as juvenile actor, then B-movie hero and ultimately character player in his later years.

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