Editing Frederic Forrest (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Frederic Forrest.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Forrest in 1979]]
Forrest was born on December 23, 1936, in [[Waxahachie, Texas]], the son of Virginia Allee ([[née]] McSpadden) and Frederic Fenimore Forrest, a furniture store owner<ref name="gilbey">{{cite web|last=Gilbey|first=Ryan|title=Frederic Forrest obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/27/frederic-forrest-obituary|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Forrest, Frederic 1936– |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/forrest-frederic-1936 |website=encyclopedia.com |publisher=Cengage}}</ref> whose greenhouses provided plants for sale in retail stores.<ref name="nyt" /> He served in the [[United States Army]] and later attended [[Texas Christian University]], graduating in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Harrison |title=Frederic Forrest, character actor known for Coppola films, dies at 86 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/06/26/frederic-forrest-dead/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> In 1993, he was a recipient of TCU's Distinguished Alumni Award.<ref name="TCU alumni award">{{cite web |title=Distinguished Alumni Award |url=https://alumni.tcu.edu/new/distinguished/alumni/award |website=TCU.edu}}</ref> 

Forrest was married three times: to his college girlfriend Nancy Whitaker from 1960 to 1963, to actress [[Marilu Henner]] from 1980 to 1983, and lastly to model Nina Dean in 1985. He did not have any children.<ref name="WaPo"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Frederic Forrest Dies: Oscar-Nominated Actor In 'Apocalypse Now' And 'The Rose' Was 86 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/frederic-forrest-dies-oscar-nominated-actor-in-apocalypse-now-and-the-rose-was-86-obituary-1235423844/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 24, 2023 |access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

Forrest died at his home in [[Santa Monica, California]], on June 23, 2023, at the age of 86.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/frederic-forrest-dead-apocalypse-now-the-rose-1235523124/ Frederic Forrest, Standout Supporting Player in 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Rose,' Dies at 86]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://extratv.com/2023/06/23/bette-midler-mourns-the-rose-co-star-frederic-forrest/|title=Bette Midler Mourns 'The Rose' Co-Star Frederic Forrest: 'Lucky to Have Him'|publisher=ExtraTV|language=EN|date=June 24, 2023|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref>