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| Born | Carl Henry Vogt February 19, 1895 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 12, 1956 (aged 61) Tokyo, Japan |
| Spouse(s) | Ilka Chase (1926 - 1927) Julia Hoyt (1927 - 1932) Natalie Schafer (1933 - 1942) Marianne Stewart (1946 - 1955) |
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Early life
Calhern was born Carl Henry Vogt. His family left New York City while he was still a child and moved to St. Louis, Missouri where he grew up. The City of New York While playing high school football, a stage manager from a touring theatrical stock company spotted him, and hired him as an extra. Just prior to World War I, Calhern decided to move back to New York to pursue an acting career. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He began as a prop boy and bit player with touring companies and burlesque companies. His burgeoning career was interrupted by the war and he served overseas in the military during World War I.
Career
He became a matinee idol by virtue of a play titled The Cobra, and soon began to act in films. In the early 30s he was primarily cast as a character actor in Hollywood, while he continued to play leading roles on stage. He reached his peak in the 1950s as an MGM contract player. Among his most memorable roles were three that he played in 1950: a singing one as Buffalo Bill in the film version of Annie Get Your Gun, the double-crossing lawyer and sugar-daddy to Marilyn Monroe in John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle, and his Oscar-nominated role as Oliver Wendell Holmes in The Magnificent Yankee (re-creating his stage role), as well as his portrayal of the title role in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's film of Julius Caesar in 1953. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26 1846 &ndash January 10 1917 was an American soldier bison hunter and Showman. Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American Musical film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950) is a Film noir directed by John Huston. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr ( March 8, 1841 &ndash March 6, 1935) was an American Jurist who served on the Supreme The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 biographical film which tells the life story of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599 Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director Julius Caesar is an MGM film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L In addition to The Magnificent Yankee, he had Broadway successes in Jacobowsky and the Colonel (1944) and in the title role of King Lear (1951). The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 biographical film which tells the life story of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works He also played the grandfather in The Red Pony (1949), a film adapted from the novel by John Steinbeck and starring Robert Mitchum. "The Red Pony" is a novella written by American author John Steinbeck in 1933. The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film
Marriages
Calhern was married four times, to Ilka Chase from 1926 to 1927, to Julia Hoyt from 1927 to 1932, to Natalie Schafer from 1933 to 1942, and Marianne Stewart from 1946 to 1955. Ilka Chase ( April 8 1900 – February 15, 1978) was an American actress and novelist Natalie Schafer ( &ndash) was an American actress. Early life and career Born to a Jewish family in Red Bank New Jersey, Schafer All four marriages ended in divorce.
Death
Calhern died of a sudden heart attack in Tokyo, while filming The Teahouse of the August Moon. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. He was replaced in the film by Paul Ford, who had played Calhern's role in the original stage version. Paul Ford ( November 2, 1901 – April 12, 1976) born Paul Ford Weaver, was an American Actor born in Baltimore Maryland By an odd coincidence, when playing Buffalo Bill in Annie Get Your Gun, Calhern had replaced Frank Morgan, who had died of a sudden heart attack during the making of that film. Frank Morgan ( June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American Character actor best known for his portrayal of the title Calhern is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California.
Partial filmography
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