Frank Lovejoy
Actor
Retreat, Hell!...discovered unfortunately, was his dead brother. Being the only surviving one, the battalion commander (Lovejoy) was forced to send him back Stateside as per regulation of sole survivors. The Chinese Communist offensive put these on hold for... In this article: Korean War, World War II, Gun Crazy, Warner Brothers, Frank Lovejoy, and Joseph H. Lewis |
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
The Hitch-Hiker
...and was tried and convicted. On December 12, 1952, Cook was executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin. Two men (Edmond O'Brien and Frank Lovejoy) on a fishing trip pick up a hitchhiker named Emmett Myers (William Talman ), who turns out to...
In this article: The Hitch-Hiker, Ida Lupino, Billy Cook, William Talman, Collier Young, Out of the Past, RKO Pictures, Edmond O'Brien, and Elmer Clifton
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Wikipedia | October 11, 2009
Joan Banks
...1918 - January 18, 1998) was an American film, television, stage and radio actress who often appeared in dramas with her husband, Frank Lovejoy. Born in Petersburg, West Virginia, Banks became a regular on the 1930s radio series...
In this article: Joan Banks, Lung cancer, Cry Danger, Culver City, California, Holy Cross Cemetery, Petersburg, West Virginia, Hollywood, Los Angeles, and New Jersey
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Wikipedia | October 01, 2009
Beachhead (film)
...released through United Artists and directed by Stuart Heisler. A four man U.S. Marine Corps amphibious reconnaissance patrol (Frank Lovejoy, Tony Curtis, Skip Homeier and Alan Wells ) is landed on Japanese held Bougainville Island...
In this article: Stuart Heisler, Tony Curtis, Mary Murphy, Democratic Party, I've Got Mine, U.S. Marine Corps, Universal-International, and Pentagon
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Wikipedia | September 23, 2009
Frank Lovejoy
...but divorced in the late 1930s. In 1940, Lovejoy married actress Joan Banks (1918-1998), with whom he had two children (a boy and a girl). Among Lovejoy's last performances was with Donald May in the episode "County General" (March 18,...
In this article: Goodbye, My Fancy, Joan Banks, Man Against Crime, Korean War, DVD, United States Marine Corps, Blue Beetle, I Was a Communist for the FBI, and Gang Busters
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Wikipedia | September 13, 2009
Nightbeat
...he wasn't. It is generally regarded as a "quality" show, and it stands up extremely well. Frank Lovejoy (1914-1962) isn't remembered today, but he was a powerful and believable actor with a strong delivery, and his portrayal of Randy...
In this article: Parley Baer, Paul Frees, Lurene Tuttle, Joan Banks, Howard McNear, NBC, and Jack Kruschen
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Wikipedia | September 01, 2009
Home of the Brave (1949 film)
...Brave is a 1949 film based on a play by Arthur Laurents. It was directed by Mark Robson and stars Douglas Dick, Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges, Frank Lovejoy, James Edwards , and Steve Brodie . The National Board of Review named the film the...
In this article: Home of the Brave, Jeff Corey, James Edwards, Steve Brodie, Lloyd Bridges, and Mark Robson
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Wikipedia | August 21, 2009
Four Star Playhouse
...character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here (under that title, 25 February 1954), as did another episode in which...
In this article: Four Star Playhouse, Ida Lupino, Dick Powell, Blake Edwards, David Niven, Charles Boyer, Ronald Colman, and Joan Fontaine
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Wikipedia | July 16, 2009
I Was a Communist for the FBI
..., with Communists portrayed as evil, racists and vindictive. I Was a Communist for the FBI was adapted as a motion picture in 1951. Frank Lovejoy portrayed Cvetic. The film was directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Crane Wilbur.
In this article: I Was a Communist for the FBI, Communist Party, Federal Bureau of Investigation, McCarthy era, Academy Award, KNX, Saturday Evening Post, Herbert Philbrick, and Dana Andrews
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Walkoff Walk | June 26, 2009
Cinema Varitek: The Winning Team
...McQuade reviews a baseball movie. This week in Cinema Varitek: The 1952 biopic The Winning Team, starring Ronald Reagan, Doris Day and Frank Lovejoy, written by Ted Sherdeman and Seeleg Lester & Merwin Gerard, directed by Lewis Seiler. These...
In this article: The Winning Team, Ronald Reagan, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Phillies, World Series, Cardinals, and Doris Day
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www.washingtonpost.com | July 28, 2007
I Click, Therefore I Amazon
...couple of days later it arrives, along with some other World War II relics from the '50s that I couldn't resist either, like Tony Curtis and Frank Lovejoy in "Beachhead," and does anybody but me remember ultra-cool New York tough guy Frank...
In this article: Amazon.com, James Taylor, Beach Red, Tex Ritter, Tony Curtis, World War II, Seattle, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Cornel Wilde
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Frank Lovejoy (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was a American actor and radio personality. During the 1940s and 50s, Lovejoy mostly played supporting roles. Before becoming a movie actor, Lovejoy was a successful radio voiceover talent and stage actor. Lovejoy was a voice actor on the 1930s crime story radio series called Gangbusters. He also played the title character on the syndicated radio program The Blue Beetle during the Forties, and starred in the later crime drama series Nightbeat in the early 1950s.
In movies, Lovejoy was effective playing the movie's everyman (because of his somewhat bland looks and unassuming personality) in extraordinary situations. Lovejoy also played in many World War II movies. Notably in 1952 the film Retreat Hell which portrayed the United States Marine Corps' withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir (also referred to as the Changjin Reservoir) during the Korean War. It was directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
Lovejoy starred in a short-run TV series entitled Meet McGraw. Episodes of this series have never been released commercially on DVD or VHS, and never aired on reruns. Episodes have been screened at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Aberdeen, Maryland.
Lovejoy was first married to Frances Williams (1901-1959) but divorced in the late 1930s. In 1940, Lovejoy married actress Joan Banks (1918-1998), with whom he had two children (a boy and a girl).
- Birth Date:
- March 28, 1912
- Birthplace:
- The Bronx, New York, U.S.
- Death Date:
- October 02, 1962
- Place of Death:
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Spouse:
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- Joan Banks (1940 - October 2 1962; his death) 2 children
- Frances Williams (? - ?; divorced)
- Years Active:
- 1948 – 1962
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