James Dunn (actor)
James Howard Dunn (November 2, 1901 – September 1, 1967) was an American actor and comedian. Dunn was born in Manhattan, New York. His movie role was in Bad Girl (1931). He appeared in three Shirley Temple movies. His best known role was as Johnny Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945). He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role.
Dunn died on September 1, 1967 in Santa Monica, California of problems caused by stomach surgery, aged 65.[1]
James Dunn (actor) Media
Dunn and Sally Eilers in Bad Girl
Dunn and Shirley Temple in a publicity photo for Bright Eyes (1934)
Publicity photo of Dunn as Johnny Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring Dunn's contributions to television
Dunn at the Lakeside Golf Club in Burbank
Dunn and Boots Mallory in Hello, Sister! (1933)
Dunn and Janet Gaynor in Change of Heart (1934)
(L. to r.) Arline Judge, Dunn, and Rosina Lawrence in Welcome Home (1935)
Dunn and Frances Gifford in Hold That Woman! (1940)
References
- ↑ James Dunn, Academy Award Recipient, Dies. September 4, 1967. p. 17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48556137/the-san-bernardino-county-sun/.