Jack Larson
Birth Name:
Jack Edward Larson
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer
Fast Facts
- Was the first playwright to be awarded a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation
- His partner in both life and work, James Bridges, was a screenwriter and director who worked on "The Baby Maker," "Bright Lights, Big City" and "Perfect․"
- Although he left school to pursue a career as a professional bowler, he turned to acting after a Warner Brothers scout saw him performing in a play
- Made his screen acting debut in the film "Fighter Squadron" in 1948
- As a playwright, his most famous works were "Chuck," "The Candied House" and "The Astronaut's Tale․"
- Best known as a playwright who appeared in the role of Jimmy Olsen in the TV series "Adventures of Superman․"
- Wrote the libretto for Virgil Thompson's opera "Lord Byron," which premiered at the Juilliard Theater in 1972
- Made a cameo appearance as a bartender in the 2006 film "Superman Returns․"