Karl malden biography actor

1. Biography of Karl Malden
2. Early Life and Career
3. Acting Career

Biography of Karl Malden

Karl Malden, the American actor who played, among other roles, the famous Zebulon Prescott in the TV series "How the West Was Won," passed away on the night of July , , in his home in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

Malden was 97 years old, so he did not live to see his centennial anniversary, which was only three years away.

Early Life and Career

Karl Malden was born in Chicago to Serbian immigrants, and his childhood was spent in the town of Gary, Indiana.

The Malden family was a hardworking one - his father worked in a steel mill from morning till night, while his mother was a seamstress and laundrywoman. In school, Karl actively participated in drama club productions, but he could never have imagined that he would become a Hollywood star and win an Oscar.

After finishing school, Malden decided to follow in his father's fo