Heflin is one of our favorite actors. He was really good at playing low-key, whimsical detective sorts.
His name (Van) was short for his middle name, Evan.
He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in Johnny Eager
He was born in Oklahoma, the son of a dentist.
He had a Master's Degree in theater from Yale, so he was more qualified than the average actor.
His sister, Fran, was a regular on the soap opera All My Children.
During World War II he served as a combat cameraman with the 9th Air Force in Europe.
Nineteen different Los Angeles real-life detectives attended the radio performances of Philip Marlowe when Heflin had the role.
Heflin died from a heart attack suffered in his swimming pool. He was in a coma for 17 days.
His grandfather and four granduncles served in the Alabama Cavalry in the War Between the States.
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