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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018514/bioDate of Birth
29 November 1897, Newport, Kentucky, USA
Date of Death
13 July 1982, New York City, New York, USA
Mini Biography
Making his stage debut at age 16, John Alexander joined a Shakespearean repertory company and in 1917 appeared on Broadway in "The Merchant of Venice." Although he played many parts on both stage and in films, his best known role was that of the crazed Teddy Brewster--the son who thinks he's Theodore Roosevelt - in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), a part he played both on stage and in the movie.
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Died at a board meeting of the Actors Fund of America in New York on 13-7-1982.
From: Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Alexander&GSfn=John&GSby=1897&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1982&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=11225794&df=all&
Birth: «tab»Nov. 29, 1897
Newport
Campbell County
Kentucky, USA
Death: «tab»Jul. 13, 1982
New York
New York County
New York, USA
Actor. Born in Newport, Kentucky, he began his career young, making his New York City theater debut in 1902 in "The Children of Kings" which ran for less than a year. He worked his way up through the chorus and walk on roles and appeared in his first name role, 'Jump Steady', in the Broadway production of "The Chocolate Dandies." He found a niche as a support player, making his most notable mark as 'Teddy Brewster' in the Broadway production of "Arsenic and Old Lace" which ran from January 1941 to June 1944. He reprised the role of Teddy in Frank Capra's motion picture version of the play in 1944. His career then gravitated toward film roles and he appeared in another two dozen films and television plays, including "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" in 1945; "Mrs. Skeffington" in 1947; 1950's "Fancy Pants" in which he portrayed President Theodore Roosevelt; and a 1955 televised reprise of his Teddy Brewster role in "The Best of Broadway." His last filmed appearance was in the television series, "Car 54 Where
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Parents:
James Smith Alexander (1844 - 1912)
Olive Jane Jones Lundie (1871 - 1964)
Burial:
Kensico Cemetery
Valhalla
Westchester County
New York, USA
Plot: Actors' Fund Lot 418
From: http://www.answers.com/topic/john-alexander-actor-comedy-drama
Portly, penguin-shaped actor John Alexander was brought to Hollywood in 1941 to recreate the stage role of Teddy Brewster in Frank Capra's film version of Arsenic and Old Lace. Alexander entered the comedy-movie hall of fame in this role of a demented, middle-aged fellow who imagined himself to be Teddy Roosevelt, and who frequently disrupted his household by yelling "CHAAAARGE!" and rushing up "San Juan Hill" (aka the staircase). Alexander would repeat the Teddy Brewster role in later stage and TV revivals of Arsenic for the rest of his career; he also occasionally played the real Teddy Roosevelt in such films as Fancy Pants (1950). Outside of his Roosevelt impersonations, Alexander was memorable as one of Bette Davis' earnest suitor in Mrs. Skeffington (1947), and as minstrel impresario Lew Dockstader in The Jolson Story (1946). Before his retirement in the mid-1960s, John Alexander appeared in several Broadway plays and musicals, and was an occasional guest star on such Manhattan-filmed TV series a
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«tab» John S Alexander
:«tab»event:«tab» «b»Census
event date:«tab» 1900«/b»
event place:«tab» ED 14 Magisterial District 1, Precinct A Newport city Ward 2, Campbell, Kentucky, United States
birth date:«tab» Nov 1897
birthplace:«tab» Kentucky
relationship to head of household:«tab» Son
father's birthplace:«tab» Pennsylvania
mother's birthplace:«tab» Ohio
race or color (standardized):«tab» White
gender:«tab» Male
marital status:«tab» Single
years married:«tab»
estimated marriage year:«tab»
mother how many children:«tab»
number living children:«tab»
immigration year:«tab»
page:«tab» 10
sheet letter:«tab» A
family number:«tab» 206
reference number:«tab» 22
film number:«tab» 1240512
digital folder number:«tab» 004118900
image number:«tab» 00428
«tab»Household«tab»Gender«tab»Age«tab»Birthplace
head«tab»James S Alexander«tab»M«tab»54«tab» Pennsylvania
wife«tab»Olive Alexander«tab»F«tab»29«tab» Ohio
son«tab»George B Alexander«tab»M«tab»25«tab» Kentucky
daughter«tab»Marcie Alexander«tab»F«tab»22«tab» Kentucky
son«tab» John S Alexander«tab»M«tab»3«tab» Kentucky
«b»"United States Census, 1900«/b»," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9WK-T5Q : accessed 10 Dec 2012), John S Alexander in household of James S Alexander, ED 14 Magisterial District 1, Precinct A Newport city Ward 2, Campbell, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 10A, family 206, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240512.
1910 United States Federal Census about John S Alexander
Name: «tab»John S Alexander
Age in 1910: «tab»12
Birth Year: «tab»1898
Birthplace: «tab»Kentucky
Home in 1910: «tab»Newport Ward 2, Campbell, Kentucky
Race: «tab»White
Gender: «tab»Male
Relation to Head of House: «tab»Son
Marital Status: «tab»Single
Father's Name: «tab»James S Alexander
Father's Birthplace: «tab»Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: «tab»Olive A Alexander
Mother's Birthplace: «tab»Ohio
Neighbors: «tab»View others on page
Household Members: «tab»
Name «tab»Age
James S Alexander «tab»64
Olive A Alexander «tab»39
John S Alexander «tab»12
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Newport Ward 2, Campbell, Kentucky; Roll: T624_466; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0016; ; FHL microfilm: 1374479.
1920 United States Federal Census 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: «b»John A Abrander[John A Alexander]«/b»
Home in 1920: Madison, Jackson, Ohio
Age: 22 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: «b»Step Son
«/b»Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother's name: Olive J
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Race: White Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes I
mage: 350 Neighbors:
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Household Members:
Name Age Alexander B Lundie 50
Olive J Lundie 48
John A Abrander 22
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Madison, Jackson, Ohio; Roll: T625_1401; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 350.
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1897 - 1982 (84 years)
