Nightingale" episode of Theatre Guild on the Air 13 April 1952. In 1945, he played sleuth Simon Templar in the mystery series The Saint. He also appeared in an episode of The Burns and Allen Show titled "Brian Aherne's Shorts" on March 28, 1944. Personal life and death Between 1939 and 1945, Aherne was married to actress Joan Fontaine; the marriage ended in divorce. He married Eleanor de Liagre Labrot in 1946, and their union lasted until his death in 1986. Aherne published his autobiography A Proper Job in 1969 as well as A Dreadful Man (1979), a biography of his close friend George Sanders. Aherne was a pilot and charter member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Aherne died of heart failure in Venice, Florida at the age of 83 on 10 February 1986. He was cremated at Sarasota Crematory. Recognition He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1772 Vine Street. Filmography Awards and nominations Footnotes References Parker, John, editor, Who's Who in the Theatre, 10th edition revised, London, 1947, p. 200-1. External links Brian Aherne at the British Film Institute Brian Aherne as Julian Gordon in Shooting Stars (video clip, appearance at 2:55m) at British-Pathé 1902 births 1986 deaths 20th-century English male actors 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel English male film actors English male silent film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts English expatriates in the United States British expatriate male actors in the United States Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands People educated at Malvern College People from Kings Norton Military personnel from Worcestershire