Jack Dean (actor)

John Wooster Dean (born John H. Donovan, 1874 – June 23, 1950), also known as Jack Dean, was an American actor of stage and film. He married actress Fannie Ward after her divorce from her first husband,^[1] and co-starred with her in several films.^[2] He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1874^[3] or Washington in 1875.^[4] He died of a heart attack in New York City at his Park Avenue home in 1950.^[5][6]

Jack Dean
Dean in A School for Husbands
Born	John H. Donovan 1874 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	June 23, 1950(1950-06-23) (aged 75–76) New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Stage and film actor
Spouse	Fannie Ward (m.1915)

Filmography

• The Cheat
• The Marriage of Kitty (1915)
• The Years of the Locust (1916)
• Witchcraft (1916 film)
• Each Pearl a Tear (1916)
• A Gutter Magdalene (1916)
• For the Defense (1916)
• Tennessee's Pardner (1916)
• Betty to the Rescue (1917)
• The Winning of Sally Temple (1917)
• On the Level (1917 film)
• The Crystal Gazer (1917)
• Her Strange Wedding (1917)
• Unconquered
• A School for Husbands (1917)
• Sealed Hearts (1919)

References

1. Slide, Anthony (March 12, 2012). The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617032509 – via Google Books.
2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (July 8, 1950). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. "Classic Movie Stars Who Died on june-23 : Classic Movie Hub (CMH)". Classic Movie Hub - CMH.
4. Truitt, Evelyn Mack (July 1, 1977). Who was who on screen. Bowker. ISBN 9780835209144 – via Google Books.
5. "John Willis' Theatre World". Crown Publishers. April 11, 1951 – via Google Books.
6. "Jack Dean". New York Times. June 24, 1950. ProQuest 111672155 – via ProQuest.

External links

• Jack Dean at IMDb
• Jack Dean at the Internet Broadway Database