Milton Kibbee | |
Birth Name: | Milne Bryan Kibbee |
Birth Date: | January 27, 1896 |
Birth Place: | Roswell, New Mexico Territory, U.S. |
Death Place: | Simi Valley, California, U.S.[1] |
Resting Place: | Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth, California |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1933 - 1953 |
Spouse: | Lois W. Kibbee |
Children: | 2, including Lois Kibbee |
Milton Kibbee (born Milne Bryan Kibbee;[2] [3] January 27, 1896 - April 17, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 360 films between 1933 and 1953. He was the brother of actor Guy Kibbee and the father of actress Lois Kibbee.
Kibbee was born in 1896 in Roswell, New Mexico.[2] [3] His father, James Kibbee, worked for newspapers in Las Cruces and El Paso. The Kibbee brothers operated a stock theater company in Wichita Falls, Texas, after which Milton and his family moved to Chicago, where they acted in stock productions and their children were educated. He signed a contract with Warner Bros. in 1932. He performed on television in Cavalcade of America. Kibbee and his wife also operated a stock company in Wheeling, West Virginia.[4]
He died on April 17, 1970,[5] in Simi Valley, California. His remains are interred at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California.[6]