Jack Carson
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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 The Twilight Zone and Alcoa theatre.
He died in Encino, California of stomach cancer.
[edit] Partial filmography
- The Strawberry Blonde 1941
- The Bride Came C.O.D. 1941
- The Male Animal 1942
- The Hard Way 1943
- Make Your Own Bed 1944
- Arsenic and Old Lace, 1944
- The Doughgirls 1944
- Shine On, Harvest Moon 1944
- Mildred Pierce 1945
- The Time, the Place, and the Girl 1946
- Two Guys from Milwaukee 1946
- Love and Learn 1947
- Two Guys from Texas 1948
- John Loves Mary 1949
- A Star Is Born 1954
- The Tarnished Angels 1958
- Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! 1958
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
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