Selmer Jackson Explained

Selmer Jackson
Birth Name:Selmer Adolf Jackson
Birth Date:7 May 1888
Birth Place:Lake Mills, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Burbank, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1921–1963

Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage[1] film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson.

Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa[2]

He died in Burbank, California from a heart attack.[2] [3]

Jackson gained early acting experience in stock theater, working with groups such as the Des Moines Stock Company.[4] Jackson's screen debut was in the silent film The Supreme Passion (1921).[2]

On March 30, 1971, Jackson died of a heart attack in Burbank, California. He was 82.[5]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19181230&id=oXobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xk4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4645,6449917&hl=en "Seen at Theaters / Aristocracy—Pabst / Selmer Jackson, Miss Ruth Gates and Lynn Pratt carried the entire burden of the performance, and carried it well. Mr. Jackson made a most agreeable impression in the role of Jefferson Stockton, a sturdy, keen American business man, devoted to his wife and ready to give her all that it was in his power to give. He was more than equal to the demands of an exacting part." (The Milwaukee Sentinel, December 31, page 4)
  2. Web site: Longden. Tom. Selmer Jackson. DataCentral. Des Moines Register. July 7, 2017. https://archive.today/20170707050436/http://data.desmoinesregister.com/famous-iowans/selmer-jackson. July 7, 2017. dead.
  3. http://www.lordheath.com/index.php?p=1_788_Selmer-Jackson Screen capture of Selmer Jackson in The Big Noise
  4. News: New Leading Man Winning Favor. Democrat and Chronicle. June 6, 1918. New York, Rochester. 22. Newspapers.com. July 7, 2017.
  5. News: Longden . Tom . Watkin, Jackson Distinguished scores of movies over decades . The Des Moines Register . November 4, 2007 . Iowa, Des Moines . 2 B. Newspapers.com. August 5, 2018.
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19410202&id=kHUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qyIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2567,703777&hl=en "Teeth, Pies and Movies: Selmer Jackson, who plays the colonel in "Buck Privates" and has appeared as high ranking army and navy officer in more than a score of pictures, has never served a day in either branch of real service." (The Milwaukee Journal, February 2, 1941, page 4)