James Dunn [131618] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.5471 Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA Birthday: 1901-11-02 Deathday: 1967-09-03 Age: 65 years Movies: 60 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen character was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In 1935 musicals at the new 20th Century-Fox were out and Dunn would move to the "B" list, from which he would never return. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins his career. By the late 1930s he was drinking heavily and become unemployable. He would appear in small roles in films during the early 1940s, but those parts were few. In 1945 he was able to make a comeback and win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), but his rejuvenated career would not continue. By 1951 he would again be unemployed and bankrupt. Television would later supply some work and he would be a regular on the series It's a Great Life (1954). Dunn was born 2 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA, and he died 1 September 1967, Santa Monica, California, USA (following abdominal surgery) Hollywood’s Ch1982-02-24 The Biggest Litt1976-01-01 Brother, Can You1975-08-06 Shadow Over Elve1968-03-05 The Oscar1966-03-04 Hemingway’s Ad1962-07-25 The Bramble Bush1960-02-24 Mr. Broadway1957-05-11 The Ninth Day1957-01-10 A Wonderful Life1950-08-10 The Golden Glove1950-03-22 Texas, Brooklyn 1948-07-16 Killer McCoy1947-12-01 That Brennan Gir1946-12-23 The Caribbean My1945-06-01 A Tree Grows in 1945-02-28 Leave It to the 1944-08-26 Take It or Leave1944-07-17 Government Girl1943-11-05 The Ghost and th1943-04-19 The Living Ghost1942-08-11 Hold That Woman!1940-06-28 Son of the Navy1940-03-30 Mercy Plane1939-12-04 Pride of the Nav1939-01-23 Shadows Over Sha1938-10-14 Living on Love1937-11-12 Venus Makes Trou1937-05-14 We Have Our Mome1937-03-28 Mysterious Cross1936-12-27 Come Closer, Fol1936-11-07 Two-Fisted Gentl1936-08-15 Hearts in Bondag1936-05-26 Bad Boy1935-10-25 Welcome Home1935-08-09 The Daring Young1935-07-17 George White's 11935-03-29 The Payoff1935-01-09 Bright Eyes1934-12-28 365 Nights in Ho1934-12-11 Have a Heart1934-09-07 Baby Take a Bow1934-06-30 Change of Heart1934-05-18 Stand Up and Che1934-05-04 Hold That Girl1934-03-23 Take a Chance1933-11-25 Jimmy and Sally1933-11-04 Arizona to Broad1933-07-22 The Girl in 4191933-05-26 Hold Me Tight1933-05-20 Hello, Sister!1933-04-14 Sailor's Luck1933-03-17 Handle with Care1932-12-25 Society Girl1932-05-29 Dance Team1932-01-17 Over the Hill1931-11-29 Sob Sister1931-10-25 Bad Girl1931-08-13 The Song Plugger1930-06-08 In the Nick of T1929-10-01