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John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in Depression-era New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theater. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. Called to testify before the U.S. Congressional…
Known for
- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored — Self (archive footage)2013
- The John Garfield Story — (archive footage)2003
- John Garfield2002
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)1997
- Movie Tough Guys — Self (archive footage)1991
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre — Joe Bonaparte (archive footage)1989
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
- He Ran All the Way — Nick Robey1951
- Under My Skin — Dan Butler1950
- Force of Evil — Joe Morse1950
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Key facts
- Born
- Jacob Julius Garfinkle , ( 1913-03-04 ) March 4, 1913, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- May 21, 1952 (1952-05-21) (aged 39), New York City, U.S.
- Resting place
- Westchester Hills Cemetery
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1932 – 1952
- Spouse
- Roberta Seidman, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lower East Side
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- character actor
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Student of
- Maria Ouspenskaya
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- John Garfield WB publicity still.jpg
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- John Garfield
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
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- John Garfield
- date of birth
- 1913-03-04
- date of death
- 1952-05-21
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- name in native language
- John Garfield
- birth name
- Jacob Garfinkle
- start of work period
- 1932-00-00
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
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Encyclopedic overview
John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. 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. He received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Four Daughters (1938) and Body and Soul (1947).
Called to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he denied communist affiliation and refused to "name names", effectively ending his film career. Some have alleged that the stress of this persecution led to his premature death at 39 from a heart attack. Garfield is acknowledged as a predecessor of such Method actors as Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and James Dean.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Garfield” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.