Walter Huston of Huston's grandchildren have become actors, as well as his great-grandson. Granddaughter Anjelica sang his famous "September Song" on the May 7, 2012 episode of the NBC TV series "Smash". In 1998, John Weld wrote and published the biographical book "September Song – An Intimate Biography of Walter Huston". Walter Huston Walter Thomas Huston (; né Houghston; April 5, 1883 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian actor and singer. Huston won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", directed by his son John Huston. He is the patriarch of
Walter Huston for the film, while John Huston won the Best Director Academy Award, thus making them the first father and son to win at the same ceremony. In the 1950 release of the film entitled, "September Affair", starring Joan Fontaine and Joseph Cotten, Walter Huston sang the title song in the movie. "September Song" was a very popular romantic tune during the 1950s and '60s. He had originally appeared in the Broadway show "Knickerbocker Holiday", where he debuted the song. His last film was the 1950 western "The Furies" with Barbara Stanwyck. Along with Anthony Veiller, he narrated the "Why We