William Edward Phipps was an American actor and producer, sometimes credited simply as William Phipps, perhaps best known for his roles in dozens of classic sci-fi and westerns, both in films and on television. He is also noted for voicing the role of Prince Charming in the classic Disney animated feature film Cinderella.
William was born 4 Feb 1922, in Vincennes, Indiana.
He was a Navy Veteran having served during World War II as a radioman aboard six different ships.
William passed away 1 Jun 2018, at UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California. He was 96 years old and had been battling lung cancer.
Obituary as published in Variety.com on 3 Jun 2018.
Sources
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBJ-MV8 : accessed 9 September 2021), William E Phipps in household of Floyd E Couch, Saint Francisville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 2A, line 50, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 532; FHL microfilm 2,340,267.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWCZ-3VS : 8 January 2021), William Couch in household of Floyd E Couch, Saint Francisville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-8, sheet 9B, line 72, family 94, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 835.
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