Otis Munro Bigelow III (June 2, 1920 - October 6, 2007) was a Broadway
actor, playwright, and stage manager. He was one of the best-looking
men in Manhattan in the 1940s, and one of the first partners of
Christian William Miller.Otis Munro Bigelow III was born on June 2,
1920 in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was the only child of Otis Munro
Bigelow II (1881-1932), professor of Romance languages at Phillips
Exeter Academy, and Ruth Lillian Spalding (1885-1937). His
grandfather, Otis Munro Bigelow I (d. 1939) was the president of the
Baldwinsville State Bank.He attended Rumsey Hall School, in
Washington, Connecticut, where he had his first sexual experiences
with classmates. In 1934 he transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy,
where he was the lead actor in theatrical productions at the Old
Farragut Playhouse, Rye Beach, New Hampshire. One newspaper said:
"Otis Bigelow as "Corey Masters" did a very fine job and should be
mentioned as one of the outstanding members of the cast." After high
school he lost his father and his uncle Robert W. Keyes of Utica, New
York, who had married his aunt, Olivia Bigelow Keyes (1894-1982),
became his guardian. He entered Hamilton College in 1939 joining the
Naval Reserve Officer Training. At Hamilton College, Bigelow had lead
roles in the Charlatans productions and was managing editor of The
Continental (a student-run magazine) and co-editor of Hamiltonews. He
was a member of the Publications Board and of Pi Delta Epsilon, a
journalism fraternity. He was part of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
He sang in the College Choir and fenced for the Coach Glas. When he
graduated in 1943, The Hamiltonian said that he was "the seniors' most
diversified artist."At the beginning of his career, he acted and
danced on Broadway. He later became a playwright and theatrical agent.
actor, playwright, and stage manager. He was one of the best-looking
men in Manhattan in the 1940s, and one of the first partners of
Christian William Miller.Otis Munro Bigelow III was born on June 2,
1920 in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was the only child of Otis Munro
Bigelow II (1881-1932), professor of Romance languages at Phillips
Exeter Academy, and Ruth Lillian Spalding (1885-1937). His
grandfather, Otis Munro Bigelow I (d. 1939) was the president of the
Baldwinsville State Bank.He attended Rumsey Hall School, in
Washington, Connecticut, where he had his first sexual experiences
with classmates. In 1934 he transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy,
where he was the lead actor in theatrical productions at the Old
Farragut Playhouse, Rye Beach, New Hampshire. One newspaper said:
"Otis Bigelow as "Corey Masters" did a very fine job and should be
mentioned as one of the outstanding members of the cast." After high
school he lost his father and his uncle Robert W. Keyes of Utica, New
York, who had married his aunt, Olivia Bigelow Keyes (1894-1982),
became his guardian. He entered Hamilton College in 1939 joining the
Naval Reserve Officer Training. At Hamilton College, Bigelow had lead
roles in the Charlatans productions and was managing editor of The
Continental (a student-run magazine) and co-editor of Hamiltonews. He
was a member of the Publications Board and of Pi Delta Epsilon, a
journalism fraternity. He was part of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
He sang in the College Choir and fenced for the Coach Glas. When he
graduated in 1943, The Hamiltonian said that he was "the seniors' most
diversified artist."At the beginning of his career, he acted and
danced on Broadway. He later became a playwright and theatrical agent.
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