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Jack Carson

1910 - 1963

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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. He appeared in such dramas as Mildred Pierce (1945), A Star is Born (1954), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Carson is the 5,381st most popular actor (up from 5,587th in 2019), the 469th most popular biography from Canada (down from 449th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Jack Carson ranks 5,381 out of 13,578. Before her are Caroline Cellier, Curt Lowens, Fanny Brice, Eva LaRue, Russell Brand, and Barbara Feldon. After her are Laraine Day, Bill Paterson, Ola Rapace, Ilse Werner, Lidiya Vertinskaya, and Betty Field.

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Among people born in 1910, Jack Carson ranks 312. Before her are John R. Pierce, Mario Alborta, William Schuman, Inge Meysel, Max Miedinger, and Abraham Polonsky. After her are Felipe Rosas, Josef Hassmann, Robert Buron, Charles Kieffer, Nathan Jacobson, and Hector Dyer. Among people deceased in 1963, Jack Carson ranks 176. Before her are Robert Kerr, Suzanne Duchamp, August Jakobson, Oskari Tokoi, Otto Fickeisen, and Sonny Clark. After her are Franco Comotti, Kay Sage, María Guadalupe García Zavala, Adrien Rommel, Aleksandr Gerasimov, and Aquilino Ribeiro.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jack Carson ranks 469 out of 1,622. Before her are Billy Bishop (1894), Richard Manuel (1943), George Romanes (1848), Jagmeet Singh (1979), Xavier Dolan (1989), and Maryse Ouellet (1983). After her are Megan Follows (1968), Hank Snow (1914), Helen Shaver (1951), Victor Jory (1902), Frank Sullivan (1898), and Mark Strand (1934).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Jack Carson ranks 122. Before her are Katherine DeMille (1911), Monique Mercure (1930), Matt Craven (1956), Steven Ogg (1973), Rae Dawn Chong (1961), and Xavier Dolan (1989). After her are Megan Follows (1968), Helen Shaver (1951), Victor Jory (1902), Noel Fisher (1984), Shawn Ashmore (1979), and Marie-Josée Croze (1970).

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