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May 19, 2016 · John Garfield, 39, "tough guy" screen and stage star, died of a heart attack in bed today in the two-room Gramercy Park apartment of Iris Whitney, an actress friend.
John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. [1] He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros. ' stars.
Nov 30, 2018 · As in his earlier hit “Body and Soul” (1948), John Garfield’s final film “He Ran All the Way” (1951) begins with the actor waking up from an apparently very unpleasant dream. While the ...
John Garfield. Actor: Four Daughters. John Garfield was born Jacob Julius Garfinkle on the Lower East Side of New York City, to Hannah Basia (Margolis) and David Garfinkle, who were Jewish immigrants from Zhytomyr (now in Ukraine). Jules was raised by his father, a clothes presser and part-time cantor, after his mother's death in 1920, when he was 7. He was sent to a special school for problem ...
- Actor, Producer, Additional Crew
- May 21, 1952
- March 4, 1913
Mar 10, 2024 · Died: May 21, 1952, New York City (aged 39) John Garfield (born March 4, 1913, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 21, 1952, New York City) American film and stage actor who is best known for his intense portrayals of rebels and antiheroes. Garfield grew up in the poor Jewish section of New York City’s Lower East Side.
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John Garfield, stage and screen actor noted for his portrayal of tough characters, died of a heart ailment in the apartment of a friend, Miss Iris Whitney, at 3 Gramercy Park yesterday morning. He ...
John Garfield. Actor: Four Daughters. John Garfield was born Jacob Julius Garfinkle on the Lower East Side of New York City, to Hannah Basia (Margolis) and David Garfinkle, who were Jewish immigrants from Zhytomyr (now in Ukraine). Jules was raised by his father, a clothes presser and part-time cantor, after his mother's death in 1920, when he ...
