He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. 1 He was the man upon whom the book My Philadelphia Father and the play and film The Happiest Millionaire were based.
died on 13 November 1961 in Washington, DC. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle I (18741948) was an eccentric millionaire whose fortune allowed him to pursue theatricals, self-published writing, athletics, and Christianity on a full-time basis. For his service, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.įrom March to October 1961, he was the Ambassador to Spain.Īnthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. In 1955, while serving as the Adjutant General of his native state, he was promoted to Brigadier General. After the war, he held other staff positions, as Liaison and Chief of Staff. He served on the Planning Staff for Operation Overload. He resigned in 1944 and returned to active duty in the U.S. In 1942, he was appointed Ambassador to all of these countries, and Belgium, and served as such until 1943. When the exiled Polish government set up residency in London in 1941, he was also commissioned as the Minister of the Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. With the Polish government, he and his wife escaped as the Germans overran the country traveling to France where he served as France's interim ambassador in 1940. When we look at the Ryi Shint-ry Jjutsu ( ) technique: ‘Obi. Biddle published his techniques the unarmed combat book: Do or Die’. troops during the First and Second World Wars.
(18741948), who in turn taught hand-to-hand combat to U.S. He joined the diplomatic service in 1935 when he was appointed as Minister of Norway, a post he left in 1937 to become the U.S. There he taught Captain (later Colonel) Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. He was a businessman, sportsman, diplomat and soldier and enjoyed boxing, tennis, fencing, skiing and boating.īiddle enlisted in the New York Calvary during World War I and was promoted to Captain.
was born on 17 December 1897 in Philadelphia, PA, to one of Pennsylvania's leading families.