John Baragrey

John Baragrey (April 15, 1918 – August 4, 1975) was an American film, television, and stage actor who appeared in virtually every dramatic television series of the 1950s and early 1960s.

Early years

Baragrey was born in Haleyville, Alabama,^[1] and graduated from the University of Alabama in 1939.^[2]

He met his wife actress Louise Larabee, while touring with USO shows during World War II.^[3]

Career

Baragrey gained early acting experience in stock theater, beginning in 1946 when he joined a stock company headed by José Ferrer. His other stock work included the Bucks County Playhouse, Philadelphia's Playhouse in the Park, and Westport Country Playhouse.^[1]

On stage, in films, and especially on television, he teamed up with many of the leading ladies of the era, including Rita Hayworth, Jane Wyman, Jane Powell, Anne Bancroft, Judith Anderson, Tallulah Bankhead, Dolores del Río, and Bette Davis.^[4] Yet today he is virtually forgotten, partly because so much of his work was in early television, and many of the tapes of these shows have been lost or were never even recorded.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life and death

On August 4, 1975, Baragrey died at his home in New York City at the age of 57.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

• John Baragrey at IMDb
• John Baragrey at the Internet Broadway Database
• John Baragrey at AllMovie

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