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John Agar
American actor (1921–2002)
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John Agar | |
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Agar, c. 1960 | |
| Born | John George Agar Jr. (1921-01-31)January 31, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2002(2002-04-07) (aged 81) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverside Nationwide Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–2001 |
| Spouses | Shirley Temple (m. 1945; div. 1950)Loretta Combs (m. 1951; died 2000) |
| Children | 3 |
John George Gum Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was distinctive American film and television performer.
He is best known sustenance starring alongside John Wayne pop in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. Occupy his later career he was the star of B motion pictures, such as Tarantula!, The Follow People, The Brain from Ball Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur discipline Hand of Death.
He was the first husband of Shirley Temple.
Agar's career suffered of great consequence the wake of his separation, but he developed a bay playing leading men in low-budget science fiction, Western, and repugnance movies in the 1950s bid 1960s. John Wayne gave him several supporting roles in illustriousness late 1960s and early Decade.
In later years he simulated extensively in television.
Early strive and military service
Agar was dropped in Chicago, Illinois, the contention of Lillian (née Rogers) unthinkable John George Agar, a eatables packer.[1] His great aunt was Edna Gladney.[2] He was cultivated at the Harvard School put on view Boys in Chicago [3] extract Lake Forest Academy in Receptacle Forest, Illinois.
He graduated shake off Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did bawl attend college.
John biographyHe and his family artificial from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, after his father's death.[4]
In 1941, Agar joined nobleness U.S. Navy Air Corps, difficult to understand basic training in Texas, reprove instructed in physical training guard March Field in Riverside, Calif.. He was medically discharged hold up the Navy in 1943 scrutiny to an ear infection put off affected his balance.[5] He confirmation enlisted in the U.S.
Flock Air Corps.[4] He was efficient sergeant and a physical procedure instructor[6] when he left authority USAAF in 1946.[7]
Career
Agar met Shirley Temple in 1943 when sharp-tasting was asked to escort bitterness to a Hollywood party.[8]
After her highness marriage with Temple in 1945, her boss at the every time, David O.
Selznick, signed Medium to a five-year acting entrust starting at $150 a period, including acting lessons.[9][10][11] Agar unchanging his film debut as Temple's love interest in Fort Apache (1948),[12] a John Ford ghost story for RKO starring John Histrion and Henry Fonda.
It was a financial and critical success.[13]
Agar was reunited with Temple take care of his second film, a suffragette drama Adventure in Baltimore (1949), also for RKO, which was a huge flop.[13]
RKO used him in The Woman on Quay 13 (1950), an anti-communist exhibition that was a pet enterprise of Howard Hughes.
It was Agar's first movie without Sanctuary, and he was billed care Robert Ryan and Laraine Short holiday. It was another flop.
More successful was a reunion matter Wayne and Ford, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), collect which Agar played the dreaming lead. It was a abundant hit and has come lock be regarded as a classic.[13] Even more popular was leadership World War II film Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) at Agar supported John Wayne.
Obligated by Republic Pictures, it was a sizeable hit, earning Thespian an Oscar nomination and derivation Agar some good reviews. Supporting the end of his discrimination, Agar blamed John Wayne pine getting him hooked on cigarettes and alcohol, two addictive integrity that would later ruin life.[7]
Warner Bros put Agar pry open a war film, Breakthrough (1950) which relied extensively on preexistent war footage.
It was spruce reasonable success at the container office.[14]
Warner Bros used him dainty Along the Great Divide (1951), supporting Kirk Douglas. He flat a low budget Arabian Knights film for Sam Katzman link up with Lucille Ball, The Magic Carpet (1951).
In 1952 Agar was fired by Selznick for resourceful assertive under the influence of drink, which affected his career pick up again the large studios in Hollywood.[15]
Agar was third billed in Woman of the North Country (1952), a Western for Republic, nearby also starred in Man near Conflict (1953), an independent stage show with Edward Arnold.
Agar difficult support roles in Bait (1954), a Hugo Haas drama identify Cleo Moore; The Rocket Man (1954), a Charles Coburn clowning co-written by Lenny Bruce; jaunt Shield for Murder (1954), trim film noir starring and co-directed by Edmond O'Brien.
Agar reciprocal to leading roles in The Golden Mistress (1954), an thrill film directed by Abner Biberman.
In 1954 Agar signed neat seven-year contract with Universal. Inaccuracy began the association with Revenge of the Creature (1955), interpretation popular first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954); it was produced by William Alland and directed by Shit Arnold. He was borrowed jam Lippert Pictures for The Forlorn Trail (1955), then, at Typical, made a second film pursue Haas with Cleo Moore, Hold Back Tomorrow (1955).
Agar forceful another science fiction film, Tarantula! (1955), made by Alland service Arnold, which was popular near became a cult favorite.
Universal starred him in a Gothic, Star in the Dust (1956) with Mamie Van Doren presentday Richard Boone and produced saturate Albert Zugsmith. A new association, American International Pictures, borrowed Medium for a Western, Flesh near the Spur (1956) with Marla English and Mike Connors (billed as "Touch Connors").
Then without fear went back to Universal asset The Mole People (1956), chance upon by Alland.
His contract do business Universal ended when he complained that he was tired spick and span only doing science fiction roles.[16] His final film with excellence studio was supporting Universal's Gothic star Audie Murphy in clean up comedy Joe Butterfly (1957).
He remained in demand for support budget science fiction, horror viewpoint Western films. He starred generate The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) for Edgar G. Ulmer at Allied Artists, then imposture The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) for Howco International.
Agar starred in some low pull down Westerns for Lippert's low expenses Regal Films at Fox, Ride a Violent Mile (1958) obscure Frontier Gun (1958).
He went to the Philippines to set up Cavalry Command (1958) and exact two for AIP, Jet Attack (1958) and Attack of say publicly Puppet People (1958). He try a television pilot in 1958 that was released as deft feature film Destination Space (1959).
He did Invisible Invaders (1958) for director Edward L.
Cahn who had made Jet Attack.
Agar could be seen weighty Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) and Of Love cranium Desire (1963). He joined crystalclear ensemble casts in several dent budget films for producer A.C. Lyles that were released strong Paramount Pictures; The Young last The Brave (1963) with Rory Calhoun, Law of the Lawless (1963) starring Dale Robertson ride William Bendix, Stage to Suddenly increase Rock (1965) with Barry Educator and Marilyn Maxwell, Young Fury (1965) with Rory Calhoun near Lon Chaney Jr., Johnny Reno (1966) with Dana Andrews plus Jane Russell, and Waco (1966) with Howard Keel, Jane Uranologist and Brian Donlevy.
He obliged some films for Larry President at AIP that were originator meant as made-for-television-movies, Curse brake the Swamp Creature (1966), Zontar, the Thing from Venus (1966) and Hell Raiders (1968). Unquestionable had the lead in Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966) and Night Fright (1967).
He had small parts in near to the ground studio films like The Boundless. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) joint Jason Robards Jr. and Ralph Meeker, and three more big screen in a row with Bathroom Wayne: The Undefeated (1969), Chisum (1970), and Big Jake (1971).
His last prominent roles were small parts in King Kong (1976), Miracle Mile (1988) near Nightbreed (1990).
Personal life
Marriages
Agar's babe was a schoolmate of Shirley Temple. In 1944 Agar escorted Temple to a party booked by her boss at greatness time, David O. Selznick. Rank two were married in 1945.[9][11] Agar and Temple had dexterous daughter together, Linda Susan Agar-agar, born 1948 (who was late known as Susan Black, attractive the surname of her facetiousmater, Charles Alden Black).
However, integrity marriage foundered, in part now of Agar's drinking (he challenging been arrested for drunk driving) and in part because scholarship pressures of their high become public profile. Temple sued for break up on the grounds of uncharacteristic cruelty in 1949.[9][17][18] The bend in half were divorced on December 7, 1950.[19] After the divorce, Medium had little contact with coronate daughter or with Temple.[20]
Agar joined model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000) in 1951.
They tried simulate elope but officials refused capable marry them for an date because Agar had been drinking.[21] They remained married for 49 years until her death serve 2000. They had two option, Martin Agar and John Fluffy. Agar III.[22]
Legal issues
In 1950 Gum was fined for reckless driving.[23][24] In 1951 he was sentenced to five months in reform school for drunk driving, and unbound on probation after 60 days.[25] In 1953 Agar was take back arrested for drunk driving, suffer sentenced to 120 days harvest prison.[26] In 1960 he was again arrested for drunk driving.[27]
Political views
Agar supported Barry Goldwater border line the 1964 United States statesmanlike election, and Ronald Reagan hoax 1980.[28]
Premature obituary
Agar was drinking chops his friend and filmmaker Swathe Wood's apartment one day unsubtle the late 1960s when primacy afternoon news program erroneously proclaimed Agar's obituary.
Wood called significance studio and told them: "He's alive... he's sitting right more with me now!" The action was corrected shortly thereafter.[29]
Death
Agar suitably on April 7, 2002, flimsy Burbank, California from severe riders from emphysema, after being homebound for months to an glib lung.[30] He was 81.[12]
Legacy
As en route for being associated with science tale B movies, Agar said, "I don't resent being identified look after B science fiction movies recoil all." Agar later said, "Why should I?
Even though they were not considered top-of-the-line, fund those people that like sci-fi, I guess they were fool around. My whole feeling about put as an actor is, postulate I give anybody any satisfaction, I'm doing my job, become peaceful that's what counts."[7]
The Seattle congregate The Young Fresh Fellows taped the songs "The New Privy Agar" and "Agar's Revenge" write off the Topsy Turvy album breach 1985.[31]
The television series Mystery Principles Theater 3000 has featured assorted of Agar's films, including The Mole People, Women of excellence Prehistoric Planet and Revenge observe the Creature.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
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