Birthname: Jacques Haussmann
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born |
Sep 22, 1902
Bucharest, Romania |
| Died |
Oct 31, 1988
Malibu, CA |
| Age | Died at 86 |
John Houseman |
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| Job | Producer |
| Top Roles | Duelist, Vice, Himself, Ephraim Adams, Jasper Blubber |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Film Noir, Film Adaptation, Crime, Mystery |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Brothers, Alcohol, Show Business, Artists |
| Top Collaborators | Ian Wolfe, Louis Calhern, Frank Ferguson, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Gloria Grahame, Ivan Triesault, Ned Glass |
| Also Born on September 22 | |
| Also Born in 1902 | |
| Also a Virgo | |
John Houseman Overview:
Legendary producer, John Houseman, was born Jacques Haussmann on Sep 22, 1902 in Bucharest, Romania. Houseman died at the age of 86 on Oct 31, 1988 in Malibu, CA .
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John Houseman was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Supporting Actor for The Paper Chase (as Professor Kingsfield) in 1973.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1973 | Best Supporting Actor | The Paper Chase (1973) | Professor Kingsfield | Won |
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Had 2 sons with his second wife, Joan Houseman.
Co-founded the Theatre Group at the University of California at Los Angeles, with Robert Ryan and Sidney Harmon in 1959.
Taught acting at Julliard School of Fine Arts for awhile.
Houseman was a producer of unit 891, the government theatre project funded by the WPA. He was producer of the legendary "Cradle Will Rock" which sent shock waves of paranoia from New York to Washington D.C.
Is portrayed by Simeon Andrews in RKO 281 (1999) (TV), and by Cary Elwes in Cradle Will Rock (1999).