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John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. [1] He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros. ' stars.
John Garfield. Actor: Four Daughters. John Garfield was born Jacob Julius Garfinkle on the Lower East Side of New York City, to Hannah Basia (Margolis) and David Garfinkle, who were Jewish immigrants from Zhytomyr (now in Ukraine). Jules was raised by his father, a clothes presser and part-time cantor, after his mother's death in 1920, when he ...
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John Garfield. Actor: Four Daughters. John Garfield was born Jacob Julius Garfinkle on the Lower East Side of New York City, to Hannah Basia (Margolis) and David Garfinkle, who were Jewish immigrants from Zhytomyr (now in Ukraine). Jules was raised by his father, a clothes presser and part-time cantor, after his mother's death in 1920, when he was 7. He was sent to a special school for problem ...
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- May 21, 1952
- March 4, 1913
Jun 28, 2024 · John Garfield (born March 4, 1913, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 21, 1952, New York City) was an American film and stage actor who is best known for his intense portrayals of rebels and antiheroes. Garfield grew up in the poor Jewish section of New York City’s Lower East Side. Street-gang involvement and numerous fistfights landed him ...
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Nov 8, 2018 · When he became an actor named John Garfield years later, he never forgot he had been born March 4, 1913 to David and Hannah Garfinkle, two Russian-Jewish immigrants. His father was a pants presser and poor. His mother died young and left her children to be brought up in various relatives’ shabby homes.
John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle, March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in Depression-era New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theater. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros ...
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John Garfield was born on March 4, 1913, in Manhattan's Lower East Side, to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, David and Hannah Garfinkle. His father was a clothes presser and a part-time cantor. When Garfield was seven, his mother died.
