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- Birth nameJoseph Nye Welch
- Joseph N. Welch was born on October 22, 1890 in Primghar, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Kraft Theatre (1947) and Startime (1959). He was married to Agnes Mevay (Rodgers) Brown and Judith Hampton Lyndon. He died on October 6, 1960 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpousesAgnes Mevay (Rodgers) Brown(July 12, 1957 - October 6, 1960) (his death)Judith Hampton Lyndon(September 20, 1917 - December 21, 1956) (her death, 2 children)
- RelativesAmy Landecker(Great Grandchild)
- The attorney who represented the Army during the Army-McCarthy hearings. In those hearings, right-wing Sen. Joseph McCarthy (II) attacked Fred Fisher, who was a member of Welch's law firm. The attack provoked Welch's famous response: " . . . Senator. You've done enough . . . Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?".
- His famous speech "Have you no sense of decency, sir; at long last, have you left no sense of decency?" was used in the track "Exhuming McCarthy" by R.E.M.
- Great-grandfather of Amy Landecker.
- [to Senator Joseph McCarthy, during the Army-McCarthy hearings] Fred Fisher is a young man who is starting what looks to be a brilliant career with us. Little did I dream that you could be so reckless, and so cruel, as to do an injury to that lad. Have you no sense of decency, sir; at long last, have you left no sense of decency?.
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