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John Hodiak
American actor (1914–1955)
John Hodiak | |
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in A Lady Without Passport (1950) | |
| Born | (1914-04-16)April 16, 1914 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 19, 1955(1955-10-19) (aged 41) Tarzana, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1939–1955 |
| Spouse | Anne Baxter (m. 1946; div. 1953) |
| Children | 1 |
John Hodiak (HOH-dee-ak; April 16, 1914 – October 19, 1955) was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.
Early life
Hodiak was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Anna (Pogorzelec) and Walter Hodiak. He was of Ukrainian and Polish descent.[1] Hodiak grew up in Hamtramck, Michigan.[citation needed]
Acting career
Radio
When Hodiak first tried out for a radio acting job, he was turned down because of his accent. He became a caddie at a Detroit golf course, then worked at a Chevrolet automobile factory – and practised his diction. When he c
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John Hodiak
About the Book
He became a star overnight as surly, sexy, usually shirtless Kovac in Hitchcock’s Lifeboat (1944). Handsome and personable, John Hodiak (1914-1955) embraced his heritage as the son of Polish-Ukrainian immigrants, making him a rare Golden Age actor whose true ethnicity (and birth name) were widely known by moviegoers. Starting in radio, Hodiak was brought to Hollywood by MGM, starring in films like A Bell for Adano (1945) and The Harvey Girls (1946). In making Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944), he and co-star Anne Baxter fell in love despite divergent backgrounds and wed after a tumultuous courtship. The 1950s saw the breakdown of his marriage but also new professional opportunities, notably Broadway stardom in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Tragically, his death at age 41 cut short an impressive career.
This first full-length study of Hodiak’s life and work, featuring original interviews with his daughter and others alongside genealogical and archival research, paints a full-bodied portrait of a man who achieved the American dream, only
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John Hodiak
Died Oct. 19, 1955 of heart attack in Tarzana, CA
John Hodiak was a husky star known for his performance in Hollywood and on the stage.
Hodiak, the son of Ukrainian and Polish immigrants, was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Detroit. He first tried radio as the door to an acting career but was turned down because of his accent. He conquered the diction hurdle, became a radio actor and moved to Chicago.
Two years later, after a short stint in the Army's Special Services, he arrived in Hollywood with an MGM contract.
Hodiak drew a few small roles in the pictures "Strangers in Town," "I Dood It" and "Song of Russia." Then he caught the eye of director Alfred Hitchcock and emerged as a major film star in a sea infested with garbage in "Lifeboat."
More big roles followed, notably that of Maj. Joppolo in "A Bell for Adano." Hodiak played in a dozen motion pictures before leaving Hollywood for Broadway in 1953.
—Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 1955
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