John Houseman (1902 - 1988) - Find A Grave Memorial

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John Houseman
Original name: Jacques Haussman

Birth:	Sep. 22, 1902 Bucharest
Death:	Oct. 31, 1988 Malibu California
Academy-Award winning actor. He spent half a century in the theater as an influential producer and director. He achieved fame, and won a supporting-acting Oscar, at the age of 71 by portraying crusty law school professor 'Professor Kingsfield' in "Paper Chase" and subsequent television series. He was co-founder of Mercury Theater with Orson Wells in 1937. Almost every major theater in America is run by a Houseman protege, according to director James Bridges, who cast Mr. Housemen, his mentor, as Professor Kingsfield in the film "The Paper Chase." Cause of death: Spinal cancer Search Amazon for John Houseman

Burial: Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea.
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