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Jack Hill (actor)

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Jack Hill
Born
Lawrence Young Hill

(1887-09-12)September 12, 1887
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 76)
Woodland Hills, California, California, U.S.
Resting placeChapel of the Pines Crematory, Glendale, California
OccupationActor
Years active1922–1950
Spouses
Reba Lucas Roberts
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(m. 1929⁠–⁠1989)​
Ethel Violet Henrickson (née Frostrom)
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(m. 1941)​
Freda Wilhelmina Johnson
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(m. 1949)​

Jack Hill (born Lawrence Young Hill;[1][2] September 12, 1887[3][4] – November 22, 1963[5]) was an American film actor and stuntman, who appeared in scores of Laurel & Hardy comedies.

Early life and career

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A native of Roanoke, Virginia,[3] Hill was on the middle child of three born to Dr. John Peter Hill and Arkansas Missouri Paxton.[6]

Hill had a prominent roles in early Our Gang shorts,[1] such as A Quiet Street, portraying the film's villain, "Red Mike,"[7] a thief who easily eludes capture by the film's Keystone-ish cops only to find he's gotten more than he bargained for when pitted against the Gang's relentless protector, Pete the Dog.[8][9]

By the final decade of his career, Hill had, by his own account, transitioned to working primarily as a stuntman and stunt double.[10]

Personal life and death

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On October 3, 1929,[11] Hill married Reba Lucas Roberts;[1] they divorced on August 20, 1937.[11] On September 4, 1941, he wed Ethel Violet Henrickson (née Frostrom).[12] From 1949 until his death, Hill was married to Freda Wilhelmina Johnson.[13]

On Friday, November 22, 1963, Hill died at the Motion Picture Country Hospital. His remains are interred at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. [5]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cambria Girl Weds Hollywood Movie F{sic}an ". The Roanoke Times. October 7, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cambria Girl Weds Hollywood Mi{sic}vie Man". The Daily News Leader. October 8, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVF-MM3 : 1 July 2024), Lawrence Young Hill, 1917-1918.
  4. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9R6-BM3 : 11 January 2021), Jack Hill, Nov 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  5. ^ a b "Obituaries: Jack Y. Hill". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1963. p. 45. ProQuest 168425322. Services for Jack Y. Hill, free-lance motion picture actor, will be held today at 3 p.m. in Pierce Bros. Hollywood Chapel, followed by internment in the Chapel of the Pines. Born in Virginia, Mr. Hill had been a California resident for 46 years. He lived at 827 W. 42nd Pl. and died Friday in Motion Picture Country Hospital. Mr. Hill leaves his wife, Freda.
  6. ^ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJ4-21H : Tue Jul 30 15:11:17 UTC 2024), Entry for John P Hill and Arkansas M Hill, 1900.
  7. ^ Braff, p. 406.
  8. ^ Cale, Lillian (December 30, 1922). "Opinions on Current Short Subjects: 'A Quiet Street". Motion Picture News. Vol. XXVI, No. 27. p. 3388. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Pathe Dec. 31 Program Ready; Ten Subjects Listed for Release Include Two New Comedies". Motion Picture News. Vol. XXVI, No. 27. December 30, 1922. p. 3389. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CV-Y5S : Sun Mar 10 14:03:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Jack Y Hill, 1940.
  11. ^ a b "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRV-L88V : Fri Mar 15 02:54:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Neba Roberts Hill and Lawrence Young Hill, 20 Aug 1937.
  12. ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZ7V-PVZM : Sat Mar 09 00:04:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Lawrence Young Hill and Violet F Henrickson, 4 Sep 1941.
  13. ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K823-XW8 : Wed Jul 10 00:43:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Lawrence Young Hill and J P Hill, 24 Sep 1949.

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