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Johnny Mack Brown. Actor: Valley of Fear. An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated.
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- Dothan, Alabama, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
John Brown (September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974) was an American college football player and film actor billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. [1] He acted and starred mainly in Western films.
Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he appeared in the last Norma Shearer silent film, A Lady of Chance (1928).
- September 1, 1904
- November 14, 1974
Jul 30, 2024 · Johnny Mack Brown enjoyed a long and happy career, in addition to family happiness and prosperity, as Hollywood cowboy movie hero, and is counted among the greats of the genre, along with Tom Mix, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and Lash Larue.
Brown made his screen debut in 1927 with a cameo as himself in “Slide Kelly Slide,” which was a film about a baseball player, oddly enough.
An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball.
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Sep 9, 2021 · He received a posthumous Golden Boot Award in 2004 for his contributions to the Western entertainment genre. In 1969, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Take a look at these vintage photos to see portrait of a young Johnny Mack Brown in the 1920s and 1930s.
