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Jack Carson

1910 - 1963

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John Elmer Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963), known as Jack Carson, was a Canadian-born American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including The Strawberry Blonde (1941) with James Cagney and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) with Cary Grant. He appeared in such dramas as Mildred Pierce (1945), A Star is Born (1954), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Carson has received more than 1,465,598 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Jack Carson is the 5,032nd most popular actor (up from 5,508th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from Canada (up from 469th in 2019) and the 128th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jack Carson ranks 5,032 out of 9,996Before her are Emile Hirsch, Neville Brand, Daisy Ridley, Ed Westwick, Walter Giller, and Tyler Mane. After her are Sachiko Hidari, Pauline Collins, Kim Ha-neul, Alice Davenport, Harry Myers, and Maude Fealy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Jack Carson ranks 284Before her are Adalberts Bubenko, Glenn Hardin, Henri Louveau, Magnar Isaksen, Rose Friedman, and Jane Wyatt. After her are Wilhelm Brinkmann, Felipe Rosas, Óscar Osorio, Sulo Bärlund, Algisto Lorenzato, and Nathan Jacobson. Among people deceased in 1963, Jack Carson ranks 159Before her are Carl Skottsberg, Lloyd Fredendall, Ion Agârbiceanu, Franco Comotti, Nikolai Aseev, and Dorothy Hansine Andersen. After her are Henry Daniell, Fernando Altimani, Jorge Daponte, Charles Winslow, Aquilino Ribeiro, and Dionisio Mejía.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jack Carson ranks 415 out of 1,350Before her are Alex Lifeson (1953), Michael Shanks (1970), Sarah Chalke (1976), Gloria Reuben (1964), John Qualen (1899), and Tyler Mane (1966). After her are Daniel Gillies (1976), Michael Hogan (1949), Alexis Smith (1921), Jason Gray-Stanford (1970), Rick Danko (1943), and Josephine Crowell (1859).

Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Jack Carson ranks 128Before her are Rae Dawn Chong (1961), Michael Shanks (1970), Sarah Chalke (1976), Gloria Reuben (1964), John Qualen (1899), and Tyler Mane (1966). After her are Daniel Gillies (1976), Michael Hogan (1949), Alexis Smith (1921), Jason Gray-Stanford (1970), Josephine Crowell (1859), and Roy Dupuis (1963).

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