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Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.
November 5, 1905 · South Pasadena, California, USA. Died. October 20, 1990 · Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (pulmonary complications) Birth name. Joel Albert McCrea. Nickname. McFee. Height. 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m) Mini Bio. One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading man in non-Westerns as well.
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- October 20, 1990
Oct 21, 1990 · Joel McCrea was born on Nov. 5, 1905, in South Pasadena, Calif., of Scottish-Irish descent. His family moved to Hollywood when he was 9. He attended Hollywood High School and Pomona College,...
Joel McCrea. Actor: Sullivan's Travels. One of the great stars of American Westerns, and a very popular leading man in non-Westerns as well. He was born and raised in the surroundings of Hollywood and as a boy became interested in the movies that were being made all around.
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- South Pasadena, California, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
May 15, 2024 · Joel McCrea was an American motion-picture actor of the 1930s and ’40s. McCrea was the son of a utility company executive. He graduated from Pomona College in 1928 and worked as a stuntman and bit player in Hollywood before playing his first leading role in 1930, in The Silver Horde.
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Oct 21, 1990 · Oct. 21, 1990 12 AM PT. From a Times Staff Writer. Joel McCrea, a real-life cowboy who became one of the best of Hollywood’s make-believe saddle heroes, died Saturday at the Motion Picture and...
Twenty-five years ago, Joel McCrea, the most retiring of Hollywood actors, was invited to appear at the 1982 Telluride Film Festival for a career tribute. It’s amazing that he got there. Bill Pence, then Telluride co-director, tells of getting almost daily phone calls — 6 a.m. alerts, McCrea already awake on his ranch! — with the panicked ...
