John Wooster Dean (born John H. Donovan, 1874 – June 23, 1950), also known as Jack Dean, was an American actor of stage and film. He married actress Fannie Ward after her divorce from her first husband,[1] and co-starred with her in several films.[2] He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1874[3] or Washington in 1875.[4] He died of a heart attack in New York City at his Park Avenue home in 1950.[5][6]
Jack Dean | |
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 Dean in A School for Husbands | |
| Born | John H. Donovan 1874 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1950 (aged 75–76) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Stage and film actor |
| Spouse | Fannie Ward (m.1915) |
Filmography
edit- The Cheat
- The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
- The Years of the Locust (1916)
- Witchcraft (1916 film)
- Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
- A Gutter Magdalene (1916)
- For the Defense (1916)
- Tennessee's Pardner (1916)
- Betty to the Rescue (1917)
- The Winning of Sally Temple (1917)
- On the Level (1917 film)
- The Crystal Gazer (1917)
- Her Strange Wedding (1917)
- Unconquered
- A School for Husbands (1917)
- Sealed Hearts (1919)
References
edit- ^ Slide, Anthony (March 12, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617032509 – via Google Books.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (July 8, 1950). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Classic Movie Stars Who Died on june-23 : Classic Movie Hub (CMH)". Classic Movie Hub - CMH.
- ^ Truitt, Evelyn Mack (July 1, 1977). Who was who on screen. Bowker. ISBN 9780835209144 – via Google Books.
- ^ "John Willis' Theatre World". Crown Publishers. April 11, 1951 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jack Dean". New York Times. June 24, 1950. ProQuest 111672155 – via ProQuest.
External links
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- Jack Dean at IMDb
- Jack Dean at the Internet Broadway Database
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