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J. Carrol Naish
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Actor Born: January 21, 1897 in New York City, NY Death: January 24, 1973 in La Jolla, CA Biography:Though descended from a highly respected family of Irish politicians and civil servants, actor "J. Carroll Naish" played every sort of nationality except Irish during his long career. Naish joined the Navy at age sixteen, and spent the next decade travelling all over the world, absorbing the languages, dialects and customs of several nations. Drifting from job to job while stranded in California, Naish began picking up extra work in Hollywood films. The acting bug took hold, and Naish made his stage debut in a 1926 touring company of The Shanghai Gesture. Within five years he was a well-established member of the theatrical community (the legendary actress Mrs. "Leslie Carter" was the godmother of Naish's daughter). Naish thrived during the early days of talking pictures thanks to his expertise in a limitless variety of foreign dialects. At various times he was seen as Chinese, Japanese, a Frenchman, a... Full Biography
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