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May 23, 1998 · By Staff. May 23, 1998. John Derek, the actor-director reputed to have been the force behind the meteoric career of his wife, Bo Derek, died Friday. He was 71. Derek, who had a history of heart ...
- His Mother Was A Stunner
- His Father Left Him
- He Got A New Father
- His Mom Betrayed Him
- She Obsessed Over His Looks
- His Was A Looker
- He “Dated” Shirley Temple
- He Joined WWII
- He Lost It All
- He Played A Killer
John Derek, nee Derek Delevan Harris, had what can only be described as an incredibly messed-up childhood. Born on August 12, 1926, Derek was the son of an actor named Lawson Harris and an actress named Dolores Johnson. Derek’s mom was incredibly beautiful, turning heads wherever she went with her good looks (a trait that Derek ended up inheriting)...
John Derek’s dad had a completely toxic attitude towards women, once telling young Derek that “All [women want] is your name.” Despite his father's attitude, and despite his reputation as a huge ladies' man, Derek’s mom gave up her career in silent acting to marry his dad—which turned out to be a huge mistake.When John Derek was still a child, his ...
Derek’s mom, either unable to or afraid of going back into acting, spent some years as a parking-lot attendant before meeting a man named Russell Harlan. An excellent cinematographer, Harlan became a positive influence on John Derek, sparking a love for photography in the young boy. Derek was excited for his mom to marry Harlan, and to have Harlan ...
Derek’s mom and Harlan never married. While Derek believed that this was due to his mom’s drinking problem, his daughter would later claim that marrying a 30-year-old divorcee with a child was frowned upon at the time. Whatever the truth may be, Derek’s mom was heartbroken, and soon, her drinking kicked into high gear. Not long after, John Derek’s ...
Derek’s mom was always obsessed with being beautiful, but as her drinking grew worse, her obsession morphed into a laser-sharp focus on young John's looks. She did everything she could to make sure that his dark hair, gray eyes, and fine features stood out. And to be fair, what she did worked—John Derek was allegedly such a pretty child that people...
Thanks to his mom and dad’s connections, Hollywood producers and studio heads soon took notice of Derek and his incredibly pretty features. Shortly after he turned 16, producer David O. Selznick began grooming him for the glitzy world of Hollywood. Unfortunately, John Derek quickly found out that Hollywood wasn’t all about being pretty and talented...
In a surprising twist of fate, it turned out that both Shirley Temple and John Derek ended up under contract to Twentieth Century Fox at the same time. This gave the studio the idea to, err, “gently force” the two to date as a part of a publicity stunt. In 1944, Twentieth Century Fox even gave Derek small roles in two of Temple’s films to really ge...
In the same year that John Derek appeared in Shirley Temple’s films (Since You Went Away and I’ll Be Seeing You), Derek was drafted for service in WWII. While it put a sudden stop to his acting career, Derek never stopped seeing himself as “Shirley Temple’s boyfriend.” In fact, Derek chose to become a paratrooper because, in his words, “How could S...
After returning from service, Derek’s life took a sudden and dramatic turn for the worse. He found out that Shirley Temple had given him the boot, and was now engaged to an actor named John Agar. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Twentieth Century Fox lost all enthusiasm towards developing John Derek as an actor, only giving him a bit part in A Double ...
Shortly after A Double Life, John Derek found out through his acting teacher that actor Humphrey Bogart planned to create a movie adaptation called Knock on Any Door. This disturbing film featured a killer named Nick Romano, and Derek knew he would be perfect for the part. Derek wrote numerous letters to Columbia Pictures, convinced they would take...
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Aug 16, 2021 · American actor John Derek (1926 - 1998) and his third wife, American actress Linda Evans, attend a Sonny and Cher opening at Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California, circa 1972. Derek and ...
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May 24, 1998 · John Derek, actor-director who appeared in dozens of films from 1940's to the 60's, but was better known for marrying glamorous starlets and for launching meteoric career of his last wife, Bo ...
Very wealthy, the couple lived on a ranch and were considered reclusive. "I have very few friends," said Derek some years ago, "and almost no acquaintances". Derek Harris (John Derek), actor and ...
Aug 4, 2021 · John Corbett says he and Bo Derek are finally married after 20 years together. Link Copied! Actor John Corbett has revealed that he and partner Bo Derek married at a secret ceremony in December ...
John Derek. Actor: The Ten Commandments. John Derek was born on 12 August 1926 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Ghosts Can't Do It (1989) and Bolero (1984). He was married to Bo Derek, Linda Evans, Ursula Andress and Pati Behrs. He died on 22 May 1998 in Santa Maria, California, USA.
