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Profile of Jack Carson
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Jack Carson |
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27th October 1910 |
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Carman, Manitoba, Canada |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Jack Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 3, 1963 was a Canadian actor.
He was born in Carman, Manitoba and went to Hollywood in 1937, where he found work at RKO as an extra. He soon became a popular character actor, playing mostly in comedies, musicals, and westerns. In 1941, he went to Warner Brothers, where he played in a number of films with James Cagney and Jane Wyman. He did some radio comedies on the side. In the 1950s, he did some television work, including an episode of The Twilight Zone.
He died in Encino, California of stomach cancer.
Partial filmography
- The Strawberry Blonde 1941
- The Bride Came C.O.D. 1941
- The Hard Way 1943
- Make Your Own Bed 1944
- The Doughgirls 1944
- Mildred Pierce 1945
- A Star Is Born 1954
- Tarnished Angels 1958
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
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