James Dunn

Also known as Jimmy Dunn

actor, Vaudeville performer (1901–1967)

Person · Open Library

Died: 1797
Works: 48

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Film & TV

Acting · New York City, New York, USA

James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen character was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In 1935…

Known for

Hollywood’s Children — Self (archive footage)1982
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's — Self(archive footage)1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
Shadow Over Elveron — Luke Travers1968
The Oscar — TV executive1966
Branded1965
The Great Adventure — Indian Agent McLean1963
The Fugitive — Lou Bragan1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
Vacation Playhouse — P.J. Cunningham1963

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 881
Total plays: 5,292

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 77,634x
Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations
· 1976 · cited 67,224x
Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 65,142x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,745x
Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.
· 1988 · cited 31,279x

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Key facts

Born: James Howard Dunn , ( 1901-11-02 ) November 2, 1901, Manhattan, New York , U.S.
Died: September 1, 1967 (1967-09-01) (aged 65), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Occupations: Actor, vaudeville performer
Years active: 1927–1966
Spouses: Edna O'Lier ( divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1922 ) Frances Gifford ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1943 ) Edna Rush ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ⁠ – ⁠ 1967 )

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Image: James Dunn.jpg

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date of birth: 1901-11-02
date of death: 1967-09-03
Commons category: James Dunn
start of work period: 1927-00-00
birth name: James Howard Dunn
name in native language: James Dunn
end of work period: 1966-00-00

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James Howard Dunn (November 2, 1901 – September 1, 1967), billed as Jimmy Dunn in his early career, was an American actor and vaudeville performer. The son of a New York stockbroker, he initially worked in his father's firm but was more interested in theater. He landed jobs as an extra in short films produced by Paramount Pictures in its Long Island studio, and also performed with several stock theater companies, culminating with playing the male lead in the 1929 Broadway musical Sweet Adeline. This performance attracted the attention of film studio executives, and in 1931, Fox Film signed him to a Hollywood contract.

His screen debut in the 1931 film Bad Girl made him an overnight box-office star and he was cast as the lead in a succession of romantic drama and comedy films. In 1934, he co-starred with Shirley Temple in her first three films. In 1935, at the height of his popularity, he broke his studio contract two years before it expired and became a free agent. With musicals on the wane in the late 1930s, he was cast in a series of B movies and struggled with alcoholism in his personal life. In 1945, having not worked for a major studio for five years, he was selected by director Elia Kazan for the role of Johnny Nolan, the dreamy alcoholic father in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.