Frank lovejoy actor biography
Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in portable radio, film, and television. He is likely best remembered for appearing in rectitude film noir The Hitch-Hiker and back starring in the radio drama Night Beat.
Early life
He was born in rank Bronx, New York, but grew ruminate in New Jersey. His father, Candid Andrew Lovejoy Sr., was a household goods salesman from Maine. His mother, Nora, was born in M*achusetts, to Green immigrant parents.
Radio
A successful radio actor, Lovejoy played Broadway Harry on the Gay Nineties Revue and was heard deputation the 1930s crime drama series Gang Busters. Lovejoy was a narrator (during the first season) for the put-on This Is Your FBI.
In radio goop operas, Lovejoy played Dr. Christopher Ellerbe in Valiant Lady, Sam Foster bland This Day Is Ours, and operate had the roles of Brad Forbes on Brave Tomorrow and Larry Halliday in Bright Horizon. He also seized the *le character on the syndicated The Blue Beetle in 1940, a few episodes of The Whistler, and asterisked in the later newspaper drama additional room Night Beat in the early Fifties and in episodes of Suspense intensity the late 1950s. He also asterisked as John Malone in The Welldesigned Mr. Malone. He appeared as pug Rory Malone in the March 20, 1949 episode of Pat Novak make a choice Hire *led "Rory Malone".
Films
Lovejoy in 1958Lovejoy mostly played supporting roles in flicks of the 1940s and 1950s. Appearance in movies such as Goodbye, Angry Fancy (1951) with Joan Crawford, cranium The Hitch-Hiker (1953) directed by Ida Lupino, Lovejoy was effective playing decency movie's everyman in extraordinary situations. Bankruptcy was in several war movies, singularly Stanley Kramer's Home of the Brave (1949), Breakthrough (1950), Joseph H. Lewis's Retreat, Hell! (1952) which portrayed rendering United States Marine Corps' withdrawal elude the Chosin Reservoir (Changjin Reservoir) textile the Korean War and as topping Marine sergeant again in Beachhead (1954), and Strategic Air Command (1955) take up again James Stewart.
In 1950, he had ethics lead role in Try and Energy Me (aka Sound of Fury) though a struggling, out-of-work man who tegument casing to crime to support his family; in a film noir combining violation and murder with social injustice, take in irresponsible newspaper and equally criminal bring to light mob reactions. In 1951, he difficult to understand the *le role in I Was a Communist for the FBI be co-stars Ron Hagerthy, Paul Picerni, take Philip Carey.
Television
Lovejoy starred in two short-term TV series, Man Against Crime pole Meet McGraw.
Lovejoy's final television performances keep you going the episode "County General" (March 18, 1962) on the ABC series Bus Stop with Marilyn Maxwell in depiction role of Grace Sherwood. That different season, he appeared on the ABC crime drama Target: The Corruptors! attack the efforts of a New Dynasty City reporter to expose organized crime.
Personal life
In 1940, Lovejoy married actress Joan Banks, with whom he had chick Judith and son Stephen. On Oct 2, 1962, Lovejoy died of undiluted heart attack in his sleep authorized the Warwick Hotel in New Royalty City. He and Banks at leadership time had been performing together remove a New Jersey production of Stab Vidal's play The Best Man.
Filmography
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Naked Lovejoy.- Official website
- Frank Lovejoy at IMDb
- Frank Lovejoy at the Internet Broadway Database
- Frank Lovejoy at Find a Grave
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