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John Emery (May 20, 1905 – November 16, 1964) was an American actor.

John Emery
Emery in 1958
Born	(1905-05-20)May 20, 1905 New York City, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1964(1964-11-16) (aged 59) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1937-1964
Spouse(s)	Patricia Calvert ​ ​ (m. 1926; div. 1929)​ Tallulah Bankhead ​ ​ (m. 1937; div. 1941)​ Tamara Geva ​ ​ (m. 1942; div. 1963)​

Early years

Born in New York City, Emery was the son of stage actors Edward Emery (c. 1861 – 1938) and Isabel Waldron (1871–1950). He was educated at Long Island's La Salle Military Academy.[1]

Film

Through the late 1930s to the early 1960s Emery appeared in supporting roles in many Hollywood films, beginning with James Whale's The Road Back (1937) and ranging from Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound to Rocketship X-M.

Stage

Emery appeared on Broadway in John Brown (1934), Romeo and Juliet (1934-1935), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1935), Flowers of the Forest (1935), Parnell (1935-1936), Alice Takat (1936), Sweet Aloes (1936), Hamlet (1936-1937), Antony and Cleopatra (1937), Save Me the Waltz (1938), The Unconquered (1940), Liliom (1940), Retreat to Pleasure (1940-1941), Angel Street (1941-1944), Peepshow (1944), The Relapse (1950), The Royal Family (1951), The Constant Wife (1951-1952), Anastasia (1954-1955), Hotel Paradiso (1957), and Rape of the Belt (1960).[2]

Peepshow was the first production in which Emery and his third wife, Tamara Geva, appeared together.[3]

Television and radio

Emery was also known for his television work, appearing on programs like I Love Lucy and Have Gun Will Travel. In 1946 he starred in a radio program as detective Philo Vance.

Personal life

Emery married Patricia Calvert in 1926, ending in divorce in 1929.[4] He married Tallulah Bankhead on August 31, 1937, in Jasper, Alabama (her only marriage), divorcing on June 13, 1941, in Reno, Nevada. The two remained friendly after their marriage. In 1942, Emery married dancer Tamara Geva, divorcing in 1963.[5] Emery had started a long-term relationship with actress Joan Bennett in 1961, who cared for him through his final illness and death in 1964.[6]

Due to their resemblance, Emery often was rumoured to be the illegitimate child of John Barrymore.[7] As a child, Emery roomed for a while with Barrymore and his first wife, Katherine Corri.[8]

Death

Emery died on November 16, 1964, in New York City, aged 59.[9]

Selected filmography

Selected television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Have Gun - Will Travel	Merle Corvin	Episode "The Fifth Man"
1961	The Tom Ewell Show	Jack Hunter	Episode "The Old Magic"
1961	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Kerwin Drake	Episode “Servant Problem”

References

External links

• John Emery at IMDb
• John Emery at the Internet Broadway Database
• John Emery at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• John Emery at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] John Emery (Schauspieler)

John Emery (* 20. Mai 1905 in New York City; † 16. November 1964 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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