John Carradine, the son of a reporter/artist and a surgeon, grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended Christ Church School and Graphic Art School, studying sculpture, and afterward roamed the South selling sketches. He made his acting debut in "Camille" in a New Orleans theatre in 1925. Arriving in Los Angeles in 1927...See full bio »
(1962) Stage: Appeared (as "Lycus, a buyer and seller of courtesans") in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" on Broadway. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Based on material by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Directed by George Abbott. Alvin Theatre (moved to...
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[on Darryl F. Zanuck] Nobody liked working for Zanuck, the little goddamn Napoleon, always walking around with his polo mallet. Nobody had any respect for him except as an executive. And he was a good editor at one time, but he fancied himself a writer, and he was not a good writer.
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Always ranked his performance in
Bluebeard high among his career favorites.
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