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David William Huddleston (1930 - 2016)

David William Huddleston
Born in Vinton, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 85 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United Statesmap
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A prolific actor, David Huddleston is best known for his role in "Blazing Saddles" as well as the lead roles in "The Big Lebowski" and as Santa Claus in "Santa Claus: The Movie." He received an Emmy nomination for his part as "Grandpa" in The Wonder Years in 1990.

David Huddleston was born 17 September 1930, the son of Lewis Melvin Huddleston and Ismay Hope Dooley.

David graduated from Montvale High School in Montvale, Bedford County, Virginia. According to the high school's "The Homecoming - 1923-1964", which was published after a homecoming event held on May 4, 1996, David graduated in 1948.

Apparently his first wife was Rose Mary Petrillo. They were married in Rochester, New York on 24 Nov 1951. The license is dated 22 Nov 1951[1] There is an wedding announcement on newspapers.com.[2] A transcription of the article follows:

Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 07 Dec 1951, Fri, Page 33

Married in Pro-Cathedral. Mrs. David Huddleston is the former Miss Rose Petrillo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Petrillo of Lake Ave. Her marriage to son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Huddleston of Villamont, Va. took place Nov 24 in Sacred Heart Pro-Cathedral, the Rev. Edward J. McAniff officiating.

David and Rose had a son, David Michael Huddleston, born in 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia.

David's second wife was Carole Ann Swart, whom he married in 1968.[3]

Sarah C. Koeppe was a third wife. They married in 1999 in Nevada.[4] It appears she may have been a costume designer in Hollywood from 2007 - 2015.

David passed away on 2 August 2016 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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  1. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61632&h=1980694&tid=19370183&pid=792243867&hid=1034475692438&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Oae1115&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true¤tPageIsStart=
  2. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/135705877/?terms=rose%20petrillo&match=1
  3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYR-FYJ8
  4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVTM-B2M
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRY8-M2M : 17 May 2014), David W Huddleston in household of Lewis N Huddleston, Lisbon Magisterial District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-16, sheet 3A, family 43, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4248.




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1946 Sophomore Class, Montvale High School
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Paula (McChesney) Hendrick
I’m one of Davids 8th cousins ( once removed.)

We share a Grandmother

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Mark Muncie
Just discovered David Huddleston is my 8th cousin twice removed! I’ll have to go watch Blazing Saddles to see my cuz!
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