John Ireland
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About
He starred in All the King's Men in 1949 and afterwards received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Later in his career, he a appeared in Messenger of Death and Waxwork II: Lost in Time.
Before Fame
As a professional swimmer, he performed in a water carnival before moving to New York when he was 18. He performed small roles on Broadway in the 1930s and 1940s.
Trivia
When he was 45, he stirred up a lot of controversy in the business by dating 16-year-old actress Tuesday Weld.
Family Life
He had two children from a previous marriage and was married to Daphine Myrick Cameron from 1962 until his death in 1992.
Associated With
He was married to his All the King's Men co-star, Joanne Dru, from 1949 to 1957.
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