William DeWolf Hopper Jr. (1915 - 1970)

Born 26 Jan 1915 in New York City, New York, United States

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Died 6 Mar 1970 at age 55 in Palm Springs, Riverside, California, United States

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Biography

William Hopper Jr. is Notable.

Actor William Hopper was the son of actor, singer, comedian and theatrical producer DeWolf Hopper and his fifth wife, the actress and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper. He was their only child. William is best remembered as Private Detective Paul Drake in the CBS television legal drama “Perry Mason” with Raymond Burr. The series aired from 1957-1966.^{[1] [2]}

Hopper was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series for his work in Perry Mason in 1959.

William was born 26 January 1915 in New York City.

He was married twice. His first wife was the actress Jane Gilbert (Susan Jane Kies), whom he married 20 January 1940 in Los Angeles, California.^[3][4]

He married Jeanette Juanita Ward in 1959.

William died 6 March 1970 in Riverside, California at the age of 55^[5].^[6] His remains were buried march 1970 at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Los Angeles, California.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ William Hooper on Wikipedia.
2. ↑ Richmond Times Dispatch, "DeWolf Hopper's Baby," 11 April 1915 Vol 65 # 191, pe 55 col. 1-6. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1915-04-11/ed-1/seq-55/#date1=1860&index=0&rows=20&words=Alan+Hopper+John&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1951&proxtext=John+Alan+Hopper&y=12&x=24&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
3. ↑ Milwaukee Sentinel, Saturday, Jan 27, 1940, Milwaukee, WI, Page: 7.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9C6-MF2 : 27 July 2019), William Hopper in household of Bertha Kies, Councilmanic District 2, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-130, sheet 1A, line 28, family 12, 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 398.
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPK1-M2F : 26 November 2014), William D Hopper, 06 Mar 1970; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTZH-J4M : 19 May 2014), William Hopper, Mar 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial for William Hopper.