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Jack Carson | |
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![]() Carson in 1949 | |
Born | John Elmer Carson October 27, 1910 Carman, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | January 2, 1963 Encino, California, U.S. | (aged 52)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1937–1962 |
Spouses | Elizabeth Lindy
(m. 1938; div. 1939)Kay St. Germain Wells
(m. 1941; div. 1950)Sandra Jolley
(m. 1961) |
Children | 2 |
John Elmer Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963), known as Jack Carson, was a Canadian-born American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including The Strawberry Blonde (1941) with James Cagney and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) with Cary Grant.[1] He appeared in such dramas as Mildred Pierce (1945), A Star is Born (1954), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).[1] He worked for RKO and MGM (where he was cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy, 1941), but most of his notable work was for Warner Bros.