Albertson, Jack, 1910-1981

Jack Albertson was born in Malden, MA, 1910; he started his show business career as a vaudeville dancer and became straight man to such comics as Milton Berle, Bert Lahr and Bert Wheeler; early in his career he formed a partnership with Phil Silvers; convinced he would never become a great dancer, he concentrated on comedy and found notoriety when he stepped in for Eddie Foy in a Broadway revival of The Red Mill (1946); his film credits include Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)' Lover Come Back (1962), The Flim-Flam Man (1967), and The Poseidon Adventure (1972); he made a successful return to Broadway in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (1972); his numerous television credits include continuing roles on Ensign O'Toole and Chico and the Man; Albertson died of cancer in Hollywood Hills, CA, Nov. 25, 1981.

From the description of Papers, 1946-1988; 1960-1980. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 320042729

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