John Payne | |
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| Born | John Howard Payne May 23, 1912 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1989 (aged 77) Malibu, California, U.S. |
| Education | Mercersburg Academy |
| Alma mater | Roanoke College Columbia University Juilliard School |
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| Years active | 1934–1975 |
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| Spouses | Alexandra Crowell Curtis
(m. 1953) |
| Children | 3, including Julie Payne |
John Howard Payne[1] (May 23, 1912 – December 6, 1989)[2][3] was an American film actor who is mainly remembered from film noir crime stories and 20th Century Fox musical films, and for his leading roles in Miracle on 34th Street and the NBC Western television series The Restless Gun.
- ^ California Death Records – California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research.
- ^ Flint, Peter B. (December 8, 1989), "John Payne, 77, Actor, Is Dead; Lawyer in 'Miracle on 34th Street'", The New York Times
- ^ NOTE: The California Death Records show his date of birth as May 28, but most published biographies show May 23, as does his obituary in The New York Times.