Jack Carson

This article is about the actor. For other uses, see Jack Carson (disambiguation).

Jack Carson
Carson in 1949
Born
John Elmer Carson

(1910-10-27)October 27, 1910
Carman, Manitoba, Canada
DiedJanuary 2, 1963(1963-01-02) (aged 52)
Encino, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1937–1962
Spouses
Elizabeth Lindy
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(m. 1938; div. 1939)​
Kay St. Germain Wells
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(m. 1941; div. 1950)​
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(m. 1952; div. 1958)​
Sandra Jolley
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(m. 1961)​
Children2
Photo of a Chicago streetscape taken by Stanley Kubrick Look magazine, 1949, from State/Lake station
People arriving at the Chicago Theatre for a show starring, in person, Jack Carson, Marion Hutton, and Robert Alda, taken by Stanley Kubrick for Look magazine, 1949
Carson with Judith Anderson in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Guest stars for the 1961 premiere episode of The Dick Powell Show, "Who Killed Julie Greer?" Standing, from left: Ronald Reagan, Nick Adams, Lloyd Bridges, Mickey Rooney, Edgar Bergen, Jack Carson, Ralph Bellamy, Kay Thompson, Dean Jones. Seated, from left: Carolyn Jones and Dick Powell.

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.

  1. ^ a b "Jack Carson". tcm.com. Retrieved February 17, 2021.