Fredric March (August 1897 – April 1975) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor five times. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin and named Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel. After he had been acting since 1921, he became one of Hollywood's most celebrated and versatile stars in the 1930s and 1940s. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931) and "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for "The Royal Family of Broadway" (1930), "A Star Is Born" (1937), and "Death of a Salesman" (1951).

March is one of only two film performers, the other being Helen Hayes, to have won both the Academy Award and the Tony Award twice. He got the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for "Years Ago" (1947) and "Long Day's Journey into Night" (1956).

Throughout his entire life, which lasted 77 years, and his acting career of 52 years, he was known for his cerebral approach to doing things. He was called "compelling and complex" and his acting characterizations always resulted with him being more than just a simple one-dimensional leading man.

For some good insight into March's persona, two very good biographies to note, according to critics, include "Fredric March: Craftsman First, Star Second" (1996) by Deborah C. Peterson and "Fredric March: A Consummate Actor" (2013) by Charles Tranberg.

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