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John Garfield

John Garfield's biography

Jacob Julius Garfinkle is 39 years old actor born at New York City. He was born on Tuesday 4th of March 1913. John is often nicknamed as Julie. According to year of birth 1913 John belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 4th of March means he is Pisces. Pisces is a Watery Sign. They are very intuitive people. They are empathic, emotional and highly spiritual in nature.

John is native english speaker. John is white american. John is citizen of United States of America. John is jewish. His primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as character actor, stage actor. He is recently known as film actor.

John Garfield's family

John has 1 daughter.

John Garfield's daughter: Julie Garfield

John Garfield's daughter's name is Julie Garfield. She is known as actor. His daughter was born on Thursday 10th of January 1946 in Los Angeles.

John Garfield's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Theodore Roosevelt High School.

John Garfield's career

His main focus is to be actor. John is famous thanks to Body and Soul (1947).

Is John Garfield gay ?

John is known to be straight.

How did John Garfield die

He died on on Wednesday 21st of May 1952 when he was 39 years old at New York City. John Garfields death was caused by heart attack. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

John Garfield's Nominations

  • John was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Four Daughters in 1938
  • He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor

What else you don't know about John Garfield ?

John´s middle name is Julius.

What John Garfield has done for a first time

  • Comforted Sidney Poitier on his first plane ride by telling him to put a handkerchief over his face and think about nothing.
  • Was producer Irene Mayer Selznick's first choice to play Stanley Kowalski in the Broadway premiere of "A Streetcar Named Desire.".
  • When his Warner Bros. contract expired in 1946, he did not re-sign with the studio, opting to start his own independent production company instead. He was one of the first Hollywood actors to do so.

John Garfield's quotes

  • Screen acting is my business but I get my kicks from Broadway.
  • No actor can really be good until he's reached forty. [He died at 39.]
  • See also Other Works |  Publicity Listings |  Official Sites

John Garfield's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how John Garfield looks. We will focus on his height, body shape, eye color and hair color. John is tall as 5' 7" (170 cm). Body build is average. His eyes are tinted brown - dark. His hair is shade of brown - dark.