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Jack Carson

Canadian-born American-based film actor

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Also known as John Elmer Carson

Born: October 27, 1910
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-06
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: January 2, 1963
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-06
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Carman
Place of death: Encino
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, stage actor
, film actor
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Education: Carleton College
, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy
Employer: Warner Bros. Entertainment

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John Elmer Carson, 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, but most of his notable work was for Warner Bros.

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