Jack Buchanan
Scottish actor, singer, director and producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the actor. For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Jack Buchanan (rugby league). For the biochemist known as Jack, see John Buchanan (biologist).
Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director.[1] He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in America for his role in the classic Hollywood musical The Band Wagon in 1953.
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Born | Walter John Buchanan (1891-04-02)2 April 1891 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Died | 20 October 1957(1957-10-20) (aged 66) London, England |
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Years active | 1912–1957 |
Spouse(s) | Saffo Arnau 1915–1920 (annulled) Susan Bassett 1947–1957 (one stepdaughter Theo) |
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