- His son, Edward Albert, was his primary caregiver during his last years battling Alzheimer's Disease. Eddie was physically healthy and physically active up to just one month before his death at age 99.
- His son, Edward Albert, died just over a year after his father, from lung cancer.
- He was an active participant in the battle of Tarawa (Nov. 1943). Tarawa was one of the many bloody island battles of World War II and in the history of the U.S. Marine Corp. Albert was credited with rescuing up to 70 wounded Marines while under enemy fire. He accomplished this while he was skippering a relatively large landing craft. He was part of the first wave of attack. And made several trips to and from the landing zone. He was awarded the Bronze Star with a combat "V" for his bravery on that day. He did not speak about this publicly until it was mentioned several times in the 1990's in television documentaries about the battle. At the start of the war he enlisted in the Coast Guard. But later resigned his Coast Guard commission to accept a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve. And that's what led to him being a part of Battle of Tarawa.
- His real name was Eddie Albert Heimberger. He changed his name early on while he was singing on radio with a trio. It seems the announcer kept introducing him as "Eddie Hamburger" so he dropped his last name and adopted his middle name as his last.
- Hired by the United States government, he went on what appeared to be pleasure sailing expeditions in Mexican waters. What he was actually doing was gathering reportable information on Nazi and Japanese activities in and around the two Mexican territories on the Baja California peninsula of Mexico (since 1953, the Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur). As part of the same effort, he also joined a Mexican circus act, owned by the Escalante Brothers, as a clown and "flyer" in a trapeze act, and while touring with the circus, gathered intelligence for the U.S. government.
- He was very disappointed when Green Acres was canceled at the end of the sixth season, due to the infamous "rural purge" of American television network programming (particularly on CBS). The "rural purge" was widespread series cancellations, beginning in 1969 and lasting until 1972, and due to the inclusion of new statistical demographics from television ratings agency Neilsen, and sponsors alarmed by the older, "more countrified" audiences for the shows canceled. Of the cancellations, almost all were still popular rural-themed shows with similarly skewed rural audiences, and took place at the end of the 1970-1971 television season. Included in the purge were all three of Paul Henning produced country comedies, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963), and Green Acres (1965).
- Attended the funeral of his former Green Acres (1965) co-star, Eva Gabor, when the actress passed away on July 4, 1995.
- When his son Edward Albert was 18, he and his father sailed to Anacapa Island, part of Channel Islands National Park, located about 11 miles off the coast of Ventura County, California, to examine the effects of DDT on the pelican population.
- Met a young, unfamiliar actress Shirley Jones on the set of Oklahoma! (1955), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1955 until Albert's own death in 2005.
- Met his future wife, Margo, while on leave of duty. They were married in December 1945, after Eddie's discharge from the U.S. Navy.
- Buried not too far from his Green Acres (1965) co-star Eva Gabor at Westwood Memorial in Los Angeles, California.
- Turned down the lead series roles in My Three Sons (1960) and Mister Ed (1961) in order to actively pursue his movie career.
- While in elementary school, during World War I, he was taunted as "the enemy" by his classmates, due to his Germanic surname of Heimberger (later dropped, for professional reasons, in favor of his given middle name, Albert).
- Was very good friends with: Shirley Jones, Marsha Hunt, Ernest Borgnine, Vincent Price, Eve Arden, Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Loretta Young, Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Eva Gabor, Frank Cady, Charlie Callas, Bernie Kopell, John Qualen, Errol Flynn, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Angie Dickinson, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Aaron Spelling, Paul Henning, Leif Erickson, Burt Reynolds, Nanette Fabray, Gordon Jump, Audrey Hepburn, Mary Grace Canfield, Edgar Buchanan, Lucille Ball, Bea Benaderet, Denver Pyle, John Wayne, Norman Lloyd, Jane Greer, June Lockhart, Robert Hutton, Ann Sothern, Ronald Reagan, William Bryant, Mickey Rooney, Beverly Garland, Gregory Peck, and Pat Buttram.
- Served in the United States Navy during WWII
- He wrote the first original drama for television in 1936 as well as writing dozens of small scripts for RCA.
- Founder of City Children's Farms, a program for involving inner-city children in farming, and the Eddie Albert Trees Foundation.
- While filming John Huston's The Roots of Heaven (1958) in Africa, Albert met legendary actor, humanitarian and philosopher Dr. Albert Schweitzer.
- Resided in Pacific Palisades, California. His house was a Spanish-style house on an acre of land with a cornfield in the front yard.
- His father, Frank Daniel Heimberger, died in 1970. His father lived to be 96.
- Just 8 days after his 90th birthday, he, alongside Steve Allen, Sid Caesar, Kent McCord, Barbara Eden and Dick Van Dyke, attended the MTV's Launch Party for TV Land. [30 April 1996].
- He and his wife Margo, a Mexican actress/singer, whom he married after the war, had a nightclub act.
- Before he was a successful actor, he was also a soda jerk and a singer in a pop band.
- Remained good friends with Robert Wagner during and after Switch (1975).
- Three of the surviving cast members of Green Acres (1965) attended his funeral, on 26 May 2005. Co-star, Tom Lester was not present. Albert once stated Lester was his closest and best friend.
- Taught his Green Acres (1965) co-star, Tom Lester, to eat healthily, just like Albert himself did.
- Played Oliver Wendell Douglas, along with Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas, on three shows: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963) and Green Acres (1965).
- Classmate (Minneapolis Central High School, 1926) of actress Ann Sothern, then known as Harriette Lake.
- Was an enthusiastic agronomist and turned his front yard into a cornfield and his backyard into a vegetable garden.
- He served in the Naval Reserve during World War II and fought in the Battle of Tarawa. He was awarded the Bronze Star with a Combat "V" for valor after rescuing 47 stranded Marines while skippering a landing craft as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. He also supervised in the rescue of another 30 Marines later as part of one of the many trips he back to and from the landing zone.
- The films he didn't like were: Roman Holiday (1953) and The Heartbreak Kid (1972), despite earning two Oscar Nominations for his performances.
- He had 12 hobbies: jogging, swimming, golfing, world travel, organic gardening, sculpting, beekeeping, wine making, sailing, boating, reading and playing guitar.
- Remained good friends with Tom Lester during and after Green Acres (1965).
- Sang in the church choir.
- To hide the fact that he was born out of wedlock, his mother altered his birth certificate to read 1908. However, his son, Edward Albert, confirmed Eddie Sr. was actually born in 1906.
- Was a spokesperson for the National Arbor Day Foundation from 1985 to 1993.
- Won the role of Oliver Wendell Douglas on Green Acres (1965), because he knew and was hired by producer/creator Paul Henning.
- After his guest-starring role on Extreme Ghostbusters (1997), he retired from acting at age 91.
- His wife, Margo, died in 1985, just five months before the couple's 40th wedding anniversary.
- His future Switch (1975) co-star, Robert Wagner, had seen him in the movie Brother Rat (1938) at the time of its release. He said that even though he was only eight years old, he was impressed by Albert's talent.
- Met Buddy Ebsen on the set of Attack (1956), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1956, until Ebsen's own death in 2003.
- Met Jane Wyman on the set of Brother Rat (1938), where the two began a lifelong friendship, from 1938, until Albert's own death in 2005. He would also have a recurring role opposite her on Falcon Crest (1981).
- Buried alongside his wife Margo at Westwood Memorial in Los Angeles, California. His Green Acres (1965) co-star, Eva Gabor, is buried nearby.
- Prior to becoming a successful actor, he was a successful singer.
- Worked with Shirley Jones in 1 movie and on episodes of both shows: Oklahoma! (1955), a 2 part episode of The Love Boat (1977) and Murder, She Wrote (1984).
- Also presided over a game show and two variety shows in the early 1950s.
- Began his career as a contract player for Warner Bros. in 1936.
- An avid environmentalist, he shared his concerns on TV on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and Today (1952) shows and lectured everywhere from high schools and industrial conventions. He produced films to aid in campaigns against pollution. He also helped to launch the very first "Earth Day" on April 22, 1970, his birthday.
- Graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1924.
- His Green Acres (1965) co-star, Eva Gabor, who played his wife in the series, was thirteen years younger than Albert.
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