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- John Conte was born on September 15, 1915 in Palmer, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Musical Comedy Time (1950) and Thousands Cheer (1943). He was married to Sirpuhe Philibosian, Ruth Harris Conte and Marilyn Maxwell. He died on September 4, 2006 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
- SpousesSirpuhe Philibosian(October 21, 1965 - September 4, 2006) (his death)Ruth Harris Conte(December 23, 1954 - September 11, 1964) (divorced, 2 children)Marilyn Maxwell(September 17, 1944 - June 25, 1946) (divorced)
- Abandoned his acting career in the 1960s and became the founder and owner of KMIR-TV in Palm Desert, California, along with his third wife Sirpuhe Philibosian. They launched the NBC affiliate in 1968 and sold it to Journal Communications of Milwaukee in 1999.
- Founding sponsor of the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, where he passed away from natural causes at age 90.
- Founder and owner of KMIR-TV.
- Helped create the McCallum Theatre located at 73000 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260 and several educational centers.
- Born in Massachusetts and moved to Los Angeles as a teenager, graduating from Lincoln High School. Married three times and had one son, Christopher Conte.
- [on working with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Lost in a Harem (1944)] It was a joy to watch them. I recall that whenever they went into one of their classic bits in the film, the entire company would gather round behind the cameras and watch. There was a lot of interest in Bud and Lou, and it was a sort of built-in habit of the actors who were not busy working on films of their own who could get away and visit the various working sets. I recall a number of visitors would love to come to the set and be contained on the sidelines and watch these guys go to work. It was a treat.
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