John Houseman
Romanian-born British–American actor and film producer (1902–1988)
John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British–American actor and movie producer. He was known for working with Orson Welles. Houseman was known for his role as Professor Charles Kingsfield in the movie The Paper Chase (1973).
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Born | Jacques Haussmann September 22, 1902 |
Died | October 31, 1988 | (aged 86)
Cause of death | Spinal cancer |
Spouse(s) | Zita Johann (m. 1929–1933; divorced) Joan Courtney (m. 1952–1988; his death; 2 children) |
Children | John Michael, an anthropologist in Paris, Charles Sebastian, an artist in Sunapee, N.H. |
Houseman died in Malibu, California from spinal cancer, aged 86.[1]
References
change- ↑ "John Houseman, Actor and Producer, 86, Dies". The New York Times.
Other websites
change- John Houseman on IMDb
- John Houseman at the Internet Broadway Database
- John Houseman at the TCM Movie Database
- John Houseman at AllMovie
- John Houseman at Find a Grave
- "The Theatre: Marvelous Boy" – Time Magazine May 9, 1938 Archived June 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Interviews with Howard Koch on the infamous Mercury Theatre's War of the Worlds radio broadcast