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Jack Carson Biography

Canadian-born U.S.-based film actor.

Jack Carson was one of the most popular character actors during the golden age of Hollywood, with a film career which spanned the 30`s, 40s and 50s. Primarily employed for comic relief, his work in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof proved he could also master dramatic material. During his career, he worked at RKO, MGM (cast opposite Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy), but most of his memorable work was at Warner Brothers. Carson`s trademark was the wisecracking know it all who eventually and typically was undone by his own excess self-confidence.
Carson`s success on radio led to a more lucrative contract with Warner Brothers. He was teamed with Dennis Morgan in a number of films, supposedly to compete with the popular Crosby and Hope road pictures. Like Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, Morgan and Carson enjoyed a genuine off-screen friendship. Their first film together was a dark drama called The Hard Way, which was nothing like their subsequent pairings.

However, despite this auspicious beginning, most of his work at Warner Brothers was limited to light comedies with Morgan and later with Doris Day (who in her autobiography would credit Carson as one of her early Hollywood mentors). Critics generally agree that Carson`s best work was in Mildred Pierce, where he played the perpetually scheming Wally Fay, opposite Joan Crawford in the title role. Another role which would win accolades for Carson was that of Matt Libby in A Star is Born.

Carson`s work in the 1950s included a number of appearances on television including The Twilight Zone and Alcoa Theatre.



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    Name Jack Carson
    (John Elmer Carson)
    Other Name(s) Jackaboy
    King of the Double-Take
    Jack the Ribbee
    Height 6' 2"  (188 cm)
    Build Athletic
    Hair Color Black
    Date of Birth October 271910
    Birthplace Carman, Manitoba, Canada
    Star Sign Scorpio
    Died January 2, 1963 (Aged 53)
    Location of Death Encino, California
    Cause of Death stomach cancer
    Nationality Canada
    Ethnicity White
    High School Hartford School, Milwaukee
    St. John`s Military Academy, Delafield
    University Carleton College
    Occupation Actor
    Celebrity Index Ja
    Claim to Fame Well known throughout industry for his famous "double take".

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  • "Fans are people who let an actor know he`s not alone in the way he feels about himself."
  • People will always laugh at somebody else`s discomfort. But they only laugh because they have suffered the same indignity themselves or known darn well how it feels. Being a comedian is almost like being a doctor--the more troubles you discover and understand, the more gladness you can bring to an audience.
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  • During the 1940s he would often disappear from Hollywood for weeks at a time. Only his wife knew where he went, and she would tell no one. Years later Carson revealed the secret: he had joined the Clyde Beatty circus as a clown and was traveling with their show. Audiences never knew it was him, and he said "they loved me and my routines".
  • Biography in: "Who`s Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 94-95. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
  • Collapsed in August of 1962 while in rehearsal for the play "Critic`s Choice". An early diagnosis deemed it a stomach "disorder," but two months later, cancer was discovered while undergoing an unrelated operation.
  • Died on the same day, of the same cause, as Dick Powell.
  • During WWII, he entertained Gen. Douglas MacArthur`s troops in the South Pacific.
  • Had a four-year run on radio with "Everybody Loves Jack" (1943-1947).
  • Jack and Dennis Morgan made at least 15 projects together, including Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) and The Hard Way (1943).
  • Loved a good discussion about philosophy.
  • Was a pilot. He volunteered to join the U.S. Army Air Corps but was rejected due to his height. He was turned down by the Army because he had flat feet.
  • Was writing a book about religion before he died.
  • Well known throughout industry for his famous "double take".
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