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Jack La Rue (born Gaspare Biondolillo;[1] May 3, 1902 – January 11, 1984) was an American film and stage actor.[1]

Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue in For Heaven's Sake (1950)
Born	Gaspare Biondolillo (1902-05-03)May 3, 1902 New York City, U.S.
Died	January 11, 1984(1984-01-11) (aged 81) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film and stage actor
Years active	1923–1977
Spouse(s)	Constance Deighton Simpson ​ ​ (m. 1938; div. 1946)​ Violet Edith von Rosenberg ​ ​ (m. 1949; annul. 1955)​ Anne Giordano ​ ​ (m. 1962; annul. 1967)​

Early years

The son of Sicilian immigrants Pasquale and Concetta Biondolillo, La Rue was born in New York City.[2] His father sailed to the port of New York as an emigrant steerage passenger on the steamer Olympia, which sailed from the port of Naples in November 1895. According to the 1910 U.S. Census, Pasquale Biondolillo was employed as a piano varnisher.^{[citation needed]}

Stage

La Rue went from high school to his first acting job in Otis Skinner's road company production of Blood and Sand.[2] He performed in Broadway plays from around 1923 to 1931. According to La Rue, while appearing in Mae West's play Diamond Lil, he was spotted by Howard Hawks, who offered him a part in the film Scarface (1932), starring Paul Muni.[3]

Film

He moved to Hollywood, where he appeared in numerous films. However, Scarface was not one of them. La Rue stated in a newspaper article that, after four days, Hawks had to replace him with George Raft because La Rue was taller than Muni and had a more powerful voice.[3] Later, however, Raft turned down the role of the despicable villain in The Story of Temple Drake (1933), fearing it would damage his screen image, so the part went to La Rue. Sometimes mistaken for Humphrey Bogart, he played thugs and gangsters for the most part. However, director Frank Borzage atypically cast him as a priest in the 1932 version of A Farewell to Arms simply because, according to newspaper columnist Hubbard Keavy, he was "tired of seeing conventional characters".[2] La Rue stated he turned down a role in The Godfather (1972) and many parts in the television series The Untouchables because of the way they portrayed Italian-Americans.[3]

Personal life

He was married three times.[1] La Rue married Los Angeles socialite Constance Deighton Simpson on September 22, 1938, in London.[4] She obtained a divorce on December 17, 1946, charging him with mental cruelty.[4] In 1955, he obtained an annulment from former Baroness Violet Edith von Rosenberg after six years of marriage, claiming she had only married him to obtain American citizenship and that they separated after less than two months.[5] He married Anne Giordano on August 12, 1962; she obtained an annulment in 1967.[6] Jack La Rue had no children.

La Rue died of a heart attack at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California,[7] at the age of 81. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.

Complete filmography

References

External links

• Jack La Rue at IMDb
• Jack La Rue at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jack La Rue at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue (* 3. Mai 1902 in New York City, New York als Gaspere Biondolillo; † 11. Januar 1984 in Santa Monica, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Jack La Rue

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[es] Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue (3 de mayo de 1902 – 11 de enero de 1984) fue un actor teatral y cinematográfico estadounidense.

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