Jack Carson
Actor, Film actor
1910 – 1963
Who was Jack Carson?
John Elmer "Jack" Carson was a Canadian-born American-based film actor.
Carson was one of the most popular character actors during the 'golden age of Hollywood', with a film career spanning the 1930s, '40s & '50s. Primarily used in supporting roles for comic relief, his work in films such as Mildred Pierce and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof displayed his mastery of "straight" dramatic actor roles as well. He worked for RKO, MGM, but most of his memorable work was for Warner Brothers. His trademark character was the wisecracking know it all typically and inevitably undone by his own smug cockiness.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1910
Carman - Also known as
- John Elmer Carson
- Jackaboy
- King of the Double-Take
- Jack the Ribbee
- Jack
- John Elmer "Jack" Carson
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Sandra Jolley
(1961/01/26 - 1963/01/02) - Lola Albright
(1952/08/01 - 1958/11/10) - Kay St. Germain Wells
(1941 - 1950/04/03) - Elizabeth Alice Lindy
(1938 - 1939)
- Sandra Jolley
- Children
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Carleton College
- Lived in
- Pembina Valley Region
- Died
- Jan 2, 1963
Encino - Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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