| LC control no. | n 85378988 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Qualen, John, 1899-1987 |
| Variant(s) | Oleson, John, 1899-1987 Kvalen, John, 1899-1987 |
| Birth date | 1899-12-08 |
| Death date | 1987-09-12 |
| Place of birth | Vancouver (B.C.) |
| Place of death | Torrance (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors |
| Found in | Angels over Broadway [MP] 1940: credits (John Qualen, player) Halliwell's filmgoer's companion, 1983 (John Qualen; AKA John Oleson; b. 1899) Casablanca, c1992: credits (John Qualen) Internet movie database, Sept. 1, 2000 (John Qualen; birth name: John Kvalen; b. Dec. 8, 1899 in Vancouver, BC, d. Sept. 12, 1987 in Torrance, Calif.) IMDb, December 1, 2017 (John Qualen (1899-1987); born John Kvalen on December 8, 1899 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; died September 12, 1987 in Torrance, California; actor; he was a member of John Ford's famed stock company, and had prominent roles in Ford's films for thirty-five years; he was a familiar character player, specializing in Scandinavians of various nationalities, but frequently playing a wide variety of other ethnicities; his greatest work among many memorable roles was as the pitiful Muley, who recounts the destruction of his farm by the bank in Ford's masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath (1940); he was treasurer of The Authors Club and historian of The Masquers, Hollywood's famed social group for actors) |
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