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The father of producer/casting director Susan Arnold, Jack Arnold died at age 79 on March 17, 1992.
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- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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John "Jack" Arnold was a main character from the original show The Wonder Years, being the father of Karen, Wayne, and Kevin, the husband of Norma Arnold (neé Gustafson), and son of Albert Arnold. He initially worked as a product distribution manager at NORCOM, a large military defense company. Later, at the end of the series he begins his own business, building and selling handcrafted furniture.
Jack is shown throughout the series as a gruff and laconic man, who grew up during the Great Depression, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War right after graduating from college.
Childhood
Jack Arnold was born November 5, 1927 to his father Albert Arnold and an unnamed mother. As a child, he always dreamed of being the captain of a boat. During the great depression, Jack had to walk himself thirty miles while there were blizzards. During his teenage years, he had a difficult relationship with his father, Albert Arnold, and they always used to argue a lot. During his high school years, he had an interest in state basketball playoffs until his favorite player lost when his opponents double-teamed him.
College Years
In Summer of 1948, he met his future wife, Norma Arnold when he was getting a tie in a Macy's when he was 20 years old. He would later call back because he got the wrong tie, and they fell in love. During that time, she told Jack about hating living in her house and wanting more than the small town she grew up in had to offer. Jane and Karl Gustavson, who were her parents, disapproved of Jack, and didn't want her to marry him, even though Norma and Jack attended the same college. In college, she was boyfriends with Vic Claybourne, who was also the best friend of Jack Arnold at the time, and during a school dance, they had a fight over who should dance with Norma, but Jack eventually won her over, and Vic, who was heartbroken, has never talked to him since, but Jack later mentioned that "it was worth it."
Military Service
He later married, Norma Arnold in August 1949, to the dismay of her parents, and he went to Ocean City with her In their honeymoon, Jack Arnold was drafted or joined the Marines in the Korean War in 1950, right after he graduated from college, and he passed his physicals but mentioned "it was a real pain in the rear." During a battle, he caught some shrapnel in his leg, but he didn't think the limp. He still considered himself lucky, because a lot of the other soldiers, never made it out alive. The experience was haunting to him, and he thought about it from time to time. Though nothing was the same for him after going through that, he did manage to save the life of his Marine Corps buddy Ted Baker who promised he would do anything for him.
I thought it was disappointing that Jack died so young. I think he was only about 46 years old. When I watched the show during it's initial run, I was only 13 when it ended and didn't think much of it.
Oct 10, 2024 · Jack Arnold (born October 14, 1916, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.—died March 17, 1992, Los Angeles, California) was an American director who was considered one of the leading auteurs in the science-fiction genre of the 1950s.
- Michael Barson
How old was Jack Arnold when he died? - 79 years old. Top questions and answers about Jack Arnold
A synopsis from information that I have collected shows that Jack Arnold died in 1975. Sources saw it was a heart attack. Was Jack's death mentioned on the show?
Television & film director, producer (1916-1992) – Jack Arnold was born in New Haven (city in Connecticut, United States) on October 14th, 1916 and died in Woodland Hills (district in the city of Los Angeles, California, United States) on March 17th, 1992 at the age of 75.
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