Dean Jagger(1903-1991)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dean Jagger was born in Lima, Ohio, on November 7, 1903. He dropped out
of high school twice before finally graduating from Wabash College.
Working first as a school teacher, he soon became interested in acting
and enrolled at Chicago's "Lyceum Art Conservatory". Mr. Jagger made
his first movie and only silent film,
The Woman from Hell (1929)
in 1929, starring Mary Astor. During 1929 he also appeared in the film
Handcuffed (1929). He quickly found
his niche as a character actor and the highlight of his career was
winning an Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor," in the 1949 movie
Twelve O'Clock High (1949).
Dean played Principal Albert Vane on TV for the 1963-1964 season of
Mr. Novak (1963). Dean Jagger died
in Santa Monica, California, on February 5, 1991.
