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Rose Lawn Cemetery in Roseville, Minnesota

Rose Lawn Cemetery in Roseville, Minnesota

| religion=[[Methodist]]

| religion=[[Methodist]]

|  spouse=Helene Krag Fawcett (married 1925–1974, his death; she died in 1997)<br>

|  spouse=Helene Krag Fawcett (married 1925–1974, his death; she died in 1997; no children)<br>

(No children)<br>

'''Alma mater''':<br>

'''Alma mater''':<br>

Hamline University<br> ([[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]])<br>

Hamline University<br> ([[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]])<br>

'''William "Bill" Fawcett''' (born '''William Fawcett Thompson''') (September 8, 1894&ndash;  January 25, 1974,)<ref name="William Fawcett - TV.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/william-fawcett/person/34880/summary.html|title= William Fawcett|publisher=TV.com}}</ref> was a character [[actor]] in [[Hollywood]] B-[[film]]s and in [[television]]. His career extended from 1946 until the early 1970s. He is best remembered for his role as the cantankerous, rusty-voiced Pete Wilkey of the Broken Wheel Ranch on the [[NBC]] series, ''Fury,'' co-starring Peter Graves (1926-2010), [[Bobby Diamond]], and Roger Mobley (born 1949). He was one of the few actors to have earned a [[Ph.D.]] degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9951771/william-fawcett|title=William Fawcett|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 30, 2020}}</ref>

'''William "Bill" Fawcett''' (born '''William Fawcett Thompson''') (September 8, 1894&ndash;  January 25, 1974,)<ref name="William Fawcett - TV.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/william-fawcett/person/34880/summary.html|title= William Fawcett|publisher=TV.com}}</ref> was a character [[actor]] in [[Hollywood]] B-[[film]]s and in [[television]]. His career extended from 1946 until the early 1970s. He is best remembered for his role as the cantankerous, rusty-voiced Pete Wilkey of the Broken Wheel Ranch on the [[NBC]] series, ''Fury,'' co-starring Peter Graves (1926-2010), [[Bobby Diamond]], and Roger Mobley (born 1949). He was one of the few actors to have earned a [[Ph.D.]] degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9951771/william-fawcett|title=William Fawcett|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 30, 2020}}</ref>

 

==Background==

 

==Early years, military and education==

Fawcett was born as William Fawcett Thompson in High Forest Township in Olmsted County near [[Rochester in southeastern [[Minnesota]]. The name "Fawcett" came from the [[physician]] who delivered him. His father, William Eaton Lawrence Thompson, was a [[Methodist]] [[pastor]] who encouraged young Bill to enter the ministry. On September 5, 1916, three days before his twenty-second birthday, Fawcett was licensed to preach by the Hamline Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Minnesota.<ref name="William Fawcett">[http://brokenwheelranch.com/pete.htm William Fawcett"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Fawcett was born as William Fawcett Thompson in High Forest Township in Olmsted County near [[Rochester in southeastern [[Minnesota]]. The name "Fawcett" came from the [[physician]] who delivered him. His father, William Eaton Lawrence Thompson, was a [[Methodist]] [[pastor]] who encouraged young Bill to enter the ministry. On September 5, 1916, three days before his twenty-second birthday, Fawcett was licensed to preach by the Hamline Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Minnesota.<ref name="William Fawcett">[http://brokenwheelranch.com/pete.htm William Fawcett"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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