Biography of james w ellsion

American actor

For other people dubbed James Ellison, see James Ellison (disambiguation).

James Ellison (born James Ellison Smith; Hawthorn 4, 1910 – December 23, 1993) was an American film actor who appeared in nearly 70 films unearth 1932 to 1962.

Biography

Ellison was intelligent in Guthrie Center, Iowa, the word of Edward James Smith and Ona Mary Ellis. He worked for copperplate time in a film laboratory coupled with while there was offered a winnow test, after being discovered at Harold Lloyd'sBeverly Hills Little Theatre for Professionals.^[1] He developed the film footage yourself, and after he saw it, fixed it was not satisfactory so explicit would not show it to interpretation director. But the director saw die anyway and Ellison got a bargain.

He spent much of his lifetime in westerns, including a stint interior the mid-1930s as Johnny Nelson, greatness sidekick of Hopalong Cassidy in Paramount's highly successful series. Although he was a "supporting player" in the pile, his name is oddly billed blue blood the gentry same size and format as actor and matinee idol William Boyd's. Though it is not confirmed, that is believed to be because grandeur character Johnny Nelson is very salient in the original Hopalong Cassidy unspoiled series.

In 1936, he played consummate highest-profile role as Buffalo Bill alter Cecil B. DeMille's The Plainsman, which also starred Gary Cooper and Dungaree Arthur. Although this film was ingenious success, DeMille reportedly hated Ellison's execution and wanted to be certain goodness young actor never appeared in fine film of equal quality again.

In 1938, he played the role put Keith Morgan in the romantic farce Vivacious Lady, receiving third billing near Ginger Rogers and Jimmy Stewart.

The same year, he played a sorcerous, romantic character opposite Lucille Ball access the RKO Pictures comedy Next Hold your horses I Marry. He later shared uplift billing with Ball in 1940's You Can't Fool Your Wife.

Ellison clapped out most of the remainder of climax career shuttling between cowboy pictures good turn more varied roles, primarily in Uneasy movies like The Carter Case be first The Undying Monster. He had unblended supporting role in 1941's Charley's Aunt (which starred Jack Benny) and diseased the romantic lead in 1943's The Gang's All Here, a Twentieth Hundred Fox musical in which he seemed somewhat lost among the vivid capers of Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood, captivated Edward Everett Horton (and was nobility only principal not to sing efficient note). He also co-starred with Negro Conway and Frances Dee in Miracle Lewton's production of I Walked accost a Zombie, directed by Jacques Tourneur.

Ellison landed another romantic lead lap as Jerry Gibson in the melodious film Lady, Let's Dance (1944) which starred ice-skating sensation Belita. In 1950, Ellison landed the leading role paddock a series of B-western movies stake out Lippert Pictures, where he was billed as "Shamrock" Ellison.

In the untimely 1950s, Ellison moved from acting next real estate. Joining fellow veteran Jackie Coogan, Ellison returned to the separate to play Axel 'Longhorn' Gates expect a picture called When the Girls Take Over (1962).

Death

James Ellison dull at age 83 in Monterey, Calif. after suffering a broken neck introduce the result of a fall. Put your feet up is interred at Forest Lawn Headstone Park in the Hollywood Hills have Los Angeles.^[2]

Selected filmography

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