John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film, and television.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_HousemanJohn Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film, and television.
Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman's main contribution to American culture was not his own performances on film but rather, his role as a midwife to one of the greatest actor-directors-cinematic geniuses his adopted country ever produced (Orson Welles) and as a midwife to a whole generation of actors as head of the drama division of the...
Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman's main contribution to American culture was not his own performances on film but rather, his role as a midwife to one of the greatest actor-directors-cinematic geniuses his adopted country ever produced (Orson Welles) and as a midwife to a whole generation of actors as head of the drama division of the Juilliard School.
John Houseman, original name Jacques Haussmann, (born Sept. 22, 1902, Bucharest, Rom.—died Oct. 31, 1988, Malibu, Calif., U.S.), American stage, film, radio, and television producer who is perhaps best known for his later career as a character actor. As a child, Houseman traveled throughout Europe with his British mother and Alsatian father.
John Houseman, who spent more than half a century in the theater as an influential producer and director but who did not achieve fame until, at the age of 71, he portrayed a crusty law school...
actor, director Born September 22, 1902 in Bucharest, Romania Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Paper Chase (1974)
- September 22, 1902
Widely regarded as one of the most respected innovators of the American stage, John Houseman also enjoyed tremendous success as a producer, screenwriter and, perhaps most remarkable of all, as a...
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He received his formal education at Clifton College, in Bristol, England and became a British subject, working in the grain trade in London before emigrating to the United States in 1925, where he took the stage name of John Houseman and became a US citizen in 1943.
- 22 Sep 1902, Bucharest, Bucuresti Municipality, Romania
- 31 Oct 1988 (aged 86), Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
- Jacques Haussman
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