Jack Waldron | |
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.jpg) Waldron in 1928 | |
| Born | Jack Kestenbaum[1] (1893-02-03)February 3, 1893 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 1969(1969-11-21) (aged 76) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actor, Comedian, Shepherd ofThe Lambs |
| Years active | 1920s–1950s |
| Spouse | Harriett Fowler Waldron |
Jack Waldron (bornJack Kestenbaum; February 3, 1893 – November 21, 1969) was an American actor-comedian, singer and dancer.
As a boy, his two passions were baseball and the theatre, and he began his career as a dancer invaudeville.[1] During theMeuse–Argonne offensive in World War I, he entertained the troops as a member of the "Argonne Players".[2]
After the war, he played in Chicago nightclubs during theProhibition years: the Chez Paris, Colosimo, the Paramount, and the Follies; he knew many of the racketeers of the period, includingAl Capone.[1] After the repeal of Prohibition, Waldron returned to New York to entertain in cafes.[1]
OnBroadway, he played the role of Tommy inFlossie (1924),[3][4] an unspecified role inThe Great Temptations (1926),[5] one of the Boys of the Chorus inHello Daddy! (1928–1929)[6][7] and again inWoof Woof (1929–1930).[8][9] In the 1950s, he played Mike Spears in the revival ofPal Joey (1952–1953),[10][11][12] a salesman inThe Pajama Game (1954–1956),[13][14] Myron H. Hubbard inThe Vamp (1955),[15][16] and Schatzie Harris inSay, Darling (1959).[17]
As a comedic actor, he was known for his short films forVitaphone Varieties:A Breath of Broadway (#2691, September 5, 1928) andRadio and Relatives (December 30, 1938). He also played a bartender in a 1951 episode ofMartin Kane, Private Eye.[18]
Waldron was elected toThe Lambs in 1949 and was later made an Honorary Life member. He was elected to Council 1960-1969 and became Shepherd in 1969, six months before his death.[18]
Waldron died of cardiac arrest, suddenly and quietly during the night on November 21, 1969, in the arms of his wife Harriet.[19]
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