George William Needles

1919 - 2015  (96 years)

• Name	George William Needles
  Born	2 Jan 1919	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Honoured	Member of Order of Canada
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  Military	WW2 - United States Army serving in the Pacific during the invasion of the Aleutian Islands in 1943 and taking part in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945
  Website	2009
  	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Description: Black and white, head and shoulders, portrait of a young William Needles.
  Name	Bill Needles
  Name	William Needles
  Occupation	actor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-50502
  Died	13 Jan 2015	Alliston, Tecumseth Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I50502	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Ira George Needles,   b. 1893, , USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1986, , Iowa  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Marian Westover
  Family ID	F31990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George William Needles Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection

  
  

• Notes

  Kitchener-raised William Needles talented actor, generous mentor KITCHENER - Kitchener-raised William Needles was a talented actor on stage, but being in the spotlight was just the start of his lifelong passion for the theatre. "He loved the community of the theatre," said his son, Dan Needles. "That was his world." Needles, one of Canada's best known Shakespearean actors, died Tuesday in an Alliston hospice after suffering a heart attack in December. He was 97. Waterloo Region Record 14 Jan 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jan 1919 - Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth