John Garfield Biography

Fast Facts

• Nickname is Julie
• Son of Russian Jewish immigrants
• Raised by his father after his mother's death when he was just 7
• After being expelled three times from school, was sent to P
• S
• 45, a special school for difficult children
• Angelo Patri, the school principal, encouraged him to do boxing and drama classes
• In 1934, joined the Group Theatre company
• During World War II, was rejected for the military due to a heart condition
• One of the first actors in the industry to set up his own production company