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James Howard Dunn (November 2, 1901 – September 1, 1967), billed as Jimmy Dunn in his early career, was an American stage, film, and television actor, and vaudeville performer. The son of a New York stockbroker, he initially worked in his father's firm but was more interested in theater.
James Douglas Grant Dunn FBA (21 October 1939 – 26 June 2020), also known as Jimmy Dunn, was a British New Testament scholar, who was for many years the Lightfoot Professor of Divinity in the Department of Theology at the University of Durham. He is best known for his work on the New Perspective on Paul, which is also the title of a book he published in 2007.
James Howard Dunn (November 2, 1901 – September 1, 1967) was an American actor and comedian. Dunn was born in Manhattan, New York. His movie role was in Bad Girl (1931). He appeared in three Shirley Temple movies. His best known role was as Johnny Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945). He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role.
Aug 1, 2012 · The Life and Films of James Dunn. Preserving the legacy of the Academy Award-winning actor. About Jimmy. Early Fox Publicity Photo. While many books and magazines dedicated to classic movie stars discuss James Dunn’s life, very few go into depth about this extraordinary actor’s story. In our biography section, we are pleased to present the ...
In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Reception. …Dorothy McGuire as Katie, and James Dunn as Johnny. The film, directed by Elia Kazan, was nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay, and Dunn won an Oscar for best supporting actor. The novel was also adapted into a Broadway musical, in 1951. Read More. Other articles where James Dunn is ...
Jul 29, 2003 · James Dunn is regarded worldwide as one of today's foremost biblical scholars. Having written groundbreaking studies of the New Testament and a standard work on Paul's theology, Dunn here turns his pen to the rise of Christianity itself. Jesus Remembered is the first installment in what will be a monumental three-volume history of the first 120 years of the faith.Focusing on Jesus, this first volume has several distinct features. It garners the lessons to be learned from the "quest for the ...
James Howard Dunn was an American film actor. Born in New York City of Irish descent, Dunn was the son of a Wall Street stockbroker who, according to Dunn, “either had a million or nothing.” Dunn started his entertainment career in vaudeville before progressing to films at Paramount’s Astoria studios in the late 1920s. He was signed by Fox in 1931, making 22 films and several more on loan-out. He made a strong first impression with his first role, in Bad Girl.
Actor Born Nov. 2, 1901 in New York, NY. Died Sept. 1, 1967 in Santa Monica, CA. J ames Dunn won the 1945 best supporting actor Oscar for his performance as the drunken waiter in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Dunn turned to acting as a career after having tried his hand at almost everything, including marking stock quotations on the board in his ...
James Dunn. Actor: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby, Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen...
James Dunn. Actor: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby, Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen...
