Editing William Demarest (section)

==Awards==
Demarest received a single [[Academy Award]] nomination for his [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|supporting role]] in ''[[The Jolson Story]]'' (1946), playing [[Al Jolson]]'s fictional mentor. He shared the screen with the real Al Jolson in ''[[The Jazz Singer]]''.

Demarest also received an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nomination for the 1968–1969 season of ''[[My Three Sons]]'' as [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Role]].

Demarest has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his contributions to motion pictures, bestowed upon him on August 8, 1979 by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.walkoffame.com/william-demarest| title=William Demarest| website=Hollywood Walk of Fame| access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/william-demarest/| title=William Demarest| website=Los Angeles Times| access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref>  In attendance at the ceremony and then later at [[Musso & Frank Grill]] for celebrations were his ''My Three Sons'' co-stars Fred MacMurray and his wife [[June Haver]], [[Tina Cole]], [[Stanley Livingston]], [[Barry Livingston]], and [[Dawn Lyn]].

In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars]] was dedicated to him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars+dedicated+by+date.pdf |title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars listed by date dedicated |access-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-date=November 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110222055/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |url-status=usurped }}</ref>