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Ole Olsen
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Born
November 6
,
1892
·
Peru, Indiana, USA
Died
January 26
,
1963
·
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
(kidney disease)
Birth name
John Sigvard Olsen
Mini Bio
Ole Olsen was born on November 6, 1892 in Peru, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
,
Southland Tales (2006)
and
50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
. He was married to
Eileen O'Dare
and Lillian Clem. He died on January 26, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Family
Spouses
Eileen O'Dare
(June 28, 1962 - January 26, 1963) (his death)
Lillian Clem
(November 18, 1912 - 1959) (divorced, 4 children)
Trivia
Late in 1963, Olsen's body was shipped from Kansas, where it had been initially interred, to be buried alongside
Chic Johnson
at Palm Downtown Mortuary and Cemetery in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Brother of actor
Steve Olsen
.
Father-in-law of William Lear, who invented the 8-track tape and the Lear Jet.
Vaudevillian, graduate of Northwestern University.
He had 4 children with his first wife, Lillian: son,
J.C. Olsen
; and daughters,
Joy Pendergraft
,
Moya Lear
, and Martha Jane, who died in infancy.
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