John Payne
b.5/23/1912 Roanoke, Virginia
d.12/6/1989
Mother was a professional opera soprano Following in mother’s footsteps, Payne enrolls at the Julliard Music Academy and appears in off Broadway musicals Moves to Hollywood in 1935 to pursue acting career World War II: Flight Instructor United States Army Air Force 1942-1944 TV serials and movies: “The Restless Gun” (1950s) First cinematic movie: “Dodsworth” 1936
Filmography:
Dodsworth, Garden of the Moon, Wings of the Navy, Star Dust, Maryland, Tin Pan Alley, To the Shore of Tripoli, Springtime in the Rockies, Sentimental Journey, The Razor’s Edge, Miracle on 34th Street, El Paso, The Eagle and the Hawk, Raiders of the Seven Seas, The Road to Denver, The Boss, They Ran for Their Lives, Savage, Wild