Last fall Margaret Miner was skimming a New York Times article about how the University of Wisconsin had changed the names of two university theaters, in Madison and Oshkosh, because they had been ...

There's a renewed push to restore Academy Award-winning actor Fredric March's name on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A student-led group voted in 2018 to remove the UW alum's name from a ...

A prophet is without honor in his hometown. A classic case is found in the continued refusal of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to restore the name of Fredric March to a university theatre.

He was a great actor who disappeared so thoroughly into each role he played that it’s hard to recognize him from movie to movie. It’s not just his appearance that changes. It’s his entire flavor — his ...

OSHKOSH - After two years of forums, surveys and research, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh renamed its campus theater to the Theatre Arts Center as of Monday. When the theater was built in the ...

Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s.

The name that had been removed from the theaters brought her up short: the renowned actor Fredric March. Miner had grown up near the New Milford home of March and his wife, actress Florence Eldridge.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The large reception room was darkened, and a pocket flashlight came in handy as Fredric March and his wife, Florence Eldridge, ...