John Lund

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John Lund (1948)

John Lund (born February 6, 1911 in Rochester , New York , † May 10, 1992 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .

life and career

John Lund was born the son of a Norwegian and initially took on smaller jobs before he found a permanent position at an advertising agency in the 1930s. He came to acting by chance: while working at the advertising agency, a friend recommended Lund for a role in a commercial for the 1939 World's Fair in New York ; after shooting the commercial, Lund became interested in theater and film. In 1941 he made his debut in the Shakespeare -Stück As You Like It on Broadway . He wrote the script for the Broadway play New Faces of 1943 . The piece The Hasty Heart brought him final recognition in 1945 , which also made him interesting for Hollywood. Lund also worked regularly for radio, for example on the radio series Chaplain Jim .

His first film role - it was a double role - took Lund in 1946 in the film drama Mutterherz at the side of Olivia de Havilland . His final breakthrough came with his role in the Billy Wilder film An Foreign Affair , in which he played the main male role alongside Marlene Dietrich and Jean Arthur . Another great success in the same year was the film The Night Has a Thousand Eyes . Here he played one of the leading roles alongside Edward G. Robinson and Gail Russell . John Lund received a long-term contract with Paramount Studios , and in the following years he played numerous important roles alongside mainly female stars without making the leap to one of the leading Hollywood stars. In the 1950s, Lund made a number of successful films, including as the brittle fiancé of Grace Kelly in the musical The Top Ten Thousand . where his love rivals are Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra . From 1952 to 1954, John Lund worked primarily for the radio. He was here on the CBS radio show Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar . In the mid-1960s, Lund turned his back on acting after a total of 28 films. He then worked successfully as a businessman in the Los Angeles area.

From 1950 to 1959 Lund was the Vice President of the Actors Guild . From 1942 until her death in 1982 he was married to model Marie Lund. John Lund died in 1992 at the age of 81.

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SURNAME Lund, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Rochester, New York
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1992
Place of death Los Angeles , California