John Agar
John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur and Hand of Death. He was the first husband of Shirley Temple.
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| Full name at birth | John George Agar Jr.
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| Claim to fame | Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
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| Date of birth | 31 January 1921
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| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Date of death | 7 April 2002
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| Age | 81 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Burbank, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Emphysema
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| Resting place | Riverside National Cemetery
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm)
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| High school | Pawling Preparatory School
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- Voice of Thomas Malloy, The Pandora Directive, Access Software, 1996
- Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside
Riverside County
California, USA
Plot: Section 55A, Site 18 - On radio, appeared in NBC University Theater's adaptation of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage airing on May 8, 1949.
- Agar debuted opposite John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Temple in John Ford's Fort Apache (1948), initial film in the famed director's "Cavalry Trilogy".
- Popular with fans of Westerns and sci-fi flicks, Agar was a staple at film conventions and autograph shows.
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