Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian actor who lived most of his adult life in the United States. He starred in many motion pictures, including Mrs. Miniver, The Bad and the Beautiful, Forbidden Planet, Advise and Consent and Funny Girl.
Anne Elliot is a spinster, who years earlier became engaged with Frederick Wentworth, a man of a lower social standing who her family forced her to give up. Years later, they reunite, and the possibility of them resuming their romance develops.