John Willard Clawson
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jun 27, 1889 Ogden, UT |
| Died | Nov 22, 1954 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 65 |
Moroni Olsen | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1935-1954 |
| Top Roles | Senior Angel, John Dillon, Walter Beardsley, Inspector Peterson, Herbert Dunstan |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Historical, War, Crime |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II, Romance (Drama) |
| Top Collaborators | Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Jack L. Warner (Producer), Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer), Michael Curtiz (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Forrester Harvey, John McIntire, Robert Ellis see more.. |
Moroni Olsen Overview:
Actor, Moroni Olsen, was born John Willard Clawson on Jun 27, 1889 in Ogden, UT. Olsen died at the age of 65 on Nov 22, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA .
MINI BIO:
Moroni Olsen appeared in over 105 films including Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937, as the voice of the Magic Mirror), Father of the Bride (1950) and Father's Little Dividend (1951) (as Buckley's dad Herbert Dunstan), Notorious (1946, as Walter Beardsley), Santa Fe Trail (1940, as Robert E. Lee), Mildred Pierce (1945, as Inspector Peterson) -- and It's a Wonderful Life (1946, as the voice of the Senior Angel who sends Clarence down to earth).(Source: article by Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Mini Tribute:
By Annmarie Gatti on Jun 27, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub BlogBorn June 27, 1889 made his professional acting debut on Broadway in 1920 portraying Jason in Medea. He worked on Broadway until 1935 (with an 11 year break between 1922-1933), and then made his feature film debut as Porthos in The Three Musketeers opposite Walter Abel as d... Read full article
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Moroni Olsen Quotes:
Magic Mirror:
Prepare to be amazed beyond all expectations. After all it is what I do.
Randall: I was taken prisoner while on patrol, sir, and held up in Big Eagle's camp. Just before dawn this morning, Inspector Montague was brought in. I was released to give you a message.
Supt. Andrew Standing: Go on.
Randall: Big Eagle demands that the railroad leave his territory within the next two days, or Inspector Montague will not be released and the hostilities will be reopened.
Vicky Standing: What are you going to do, Father? You must send some word.
Supt. Andrew Standing: There's only one answer to such a demand. Refusal.
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Randall: I was taken prisoner while on patrol, sir, and held up in Big Eagle's camp. Just before dawn this morning, Inspector Montague was brought in. I was released to give you a message.
Supt. Andrew Standing: Go on.
Randall: Big Eagle demands that the railroad leave his territory within the next two days, or Inspector Montague will not be released and the hostilities will be reopened.
Vicky Standing: What are you going to do, Father? You must send some word.
Supt. Andrew Standing: There's only one answer to such a demand. Refusal.
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