John Harron

John Harron

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John Harron was born on Mar 31, 1903 in USA. John Harron's big-screen debut came with Dulcy directed by Sidney Franklin in 1923, strarring Billy Parker (as Johnny Harron). John Harron is known for The Roaring Twenties directed by Raoul Walsh, James Cagney stars as Eddie Bartlett and Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman. The upcoming new movie John Harron plays is Gambling on the High Seas which will be released on Jun 22, 1940.

Actor John (Johnnie) Harron was born in New York City on March 31, 1903, a younger brother of silent screen star Robert Harron. John got his first taste of the movie business with an unbilled bit in one of his brother's many classic films, Coeurs du monde (1918). After all the tabloid hoopla of his brother's sudden and mysterious shooting death in 1920 (listed as "accidental" but some claim it might have been suicide), John was practically handed a movie career on a silver platter.Taking Bobby's place portraying young, innocent, wholesome romantic leads opposite silent screen's top femme stars, John literally coasted through hundreds of films. Although he showed major promise starring or co-starring in such jazz-era mementos as Le Bébé de cinq dollars (1922), Le roman de Janette (1922), Dulcy (1923), My Wife and I (1925), The Boy Friend (1926) and Compromettez-moi (1927), he never managed to win the kind of fame brother Bobby received. By the arrival of sound, John had been relegated to bit and unbilled parts again in second-string films.Following location work on his last picture, John returned home unusually exhausted. He traveled to Seattle for a bit of fishing and rest and relaxation but, shortly after arriving, developed a raging headache and went into the hospital. Diagnosed with spinal meningitis, John died suddenly on November 24, 1939 at the hospital. He was only 36 and was survived by his wife of ten years, actress Betty Westmore, and young daughter Colleene.

  • Birthday

    Mar 31, 1903
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

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