| 词条 | Louis Quinn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Louis Quinn | image = Efrem Zimbalist Jr 77 Sunset Strip 1962.JPG | imagesize = | caption = Quinn as Roscoe with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., on the ABC/Warner Brothers television series, 77 Sunset Strip (1962) | birth_date = {{birth date|1915|3|23}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1988|9|14|1915|3|23}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | yearsactive = 1957–1987 | occupation = Actor | birth_name = Louis Frackt | spouse = Christine Nelson | othername = | website = }}Louis Quinn (March 23, 1915 – September 14, 1988) was an American television and film actor, best known for his role as Roscoe, the comic relief racetrack tout, from 1958 to 1963 in the ABC/Warner Brothers detective television series, 77 Sunset Strip.[1] Early yearsBorn Louis Frackt in Chicago, Quinn went to Los Angeles when he was a boy; he was raised by his brother. He sold newspapers on street corners[1] and graduated from Los Angeles High School.[1] He went on to study journalism at the University of New Mexico.[1] Military serviceQuinn was a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. His duties included writing dialogue for training films.[5] RadioQuinn began his career as a radio personality, hosting variety shows and writing comedy for Milton Berle and Don McNeill's Breakfast Club.[2] Early in 1953, WINS in New York City carried The Louis Quinn Show from midnight to 1 a.m., with the program originating in its studios.[3] On December 30, 1953, Quinn began broadcasting his program over KCMJ, Palm Springs, California. The program originated in the Fireside Room of the La Paz Hotel in Palm Springs.[4] TelevisionQuinn continued writing for Berle when the comedian made the transition to television in Texaco Star Theatre.[1] His first television role was as a city council member in the 1956 episode "The Bachelor Party' of Jackie Cooper's NBC sitcom, The People's Choice.[5] He appeared regularly on television though not in major or recurring roles apart from 77 Sunset Strip. He guest starred on the ABC/WB western series, The Alaskans. He appeared in three episodes of ABC's Batman (55, 56 and 111), once on NBC's The Virginian, in the 1977 film Raid on Entebbe, and the sitcoms, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Donna Reed Show, and Gilligan's Island. FilmQuinn's writing career began at Warner Bros., where director Bryan Foy signed him as a writer in August 1940. He was the writer for seven feature films before he went into the military during World War II.[6] On the big screen, Quinn played mostly supporting roles in such films as Al Capone (1959), The Crowded Sky (1960), Gypsy (1962), For Those Who Think Young (1964), Birds Do It (1966), Unholy Rollers (1972), Superchick (1973), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), and All the President's Men (1976).[5] He was also the emcee for the premiere of Mary Poppins at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 27, 1964, though he did not appear in the film itself. Personal lifeQuinn was married to Christine Nelson, an actress and entertainer in television, film and night clubs.[7] She made guest appearances on 77 Sunset Strip four times during its run. They died a month apart in 1988. DeathQuinn died of lung cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was 73. His survivors included a daughter, a brother, and four sisters.[8] Filmography
References1. ^1 {{cite news|title=Louis Quinn, Gag Writer, Comedian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8872388/the_oneonta_star/|work=The Oneonta Star|date=December 12, 1951|location=New York, Oneonta|page=7|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = February 10, 2017}} {{Open access}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/19/obituaries/louis-quinn-character-actor-73.html|title=Louis Quinn, Character Actor, 73 (Obituary)|last=Associated Press|publisher=The New York Times|date=1988-09-19|accessdate=2009-06-13}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Hot Flashes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OUUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=%22Louis+Quinn+Show%22+California&source=bl&ots=uv60_y2AKH&sig=vh_v_g364SgbXNkLC1uOqEOiwtE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjugqfP-4bSAhUH6WMKHYXmByUQ6AEIMzAF#v=onepage&q=%22Louis%20Quinn%20Show%22%20California&f=false|accessdate=11 February 2017|work=Broadcasting|date=February 14, 1953|page=34}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Louis Quinn Show Opens Wednesday at La Paz Hotel|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19531228.2.35|accessdate=11 February 2017|work=Desert Sun|date=December 28, 1953|location=California, Palm Springs}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703919/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title=Louis Quinn|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 6, 2013}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|title=77 Sunset Strip's 'Roscoe' a Man of Many Talents|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8872802/standardspeaker/|work=Standard-Speaker|date=March 10, 1962|location=Pennsylvania, Hazleton|page=19|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = February 10, 2017}} {{Open access}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=TV Key Mailbag|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8872618/the_salina_journal/|work=The Salina Journal|date=December 22, 1959|location=Kansas, Salina|page=5}} 8. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Louis Quinn, gag writer turned character actor|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1988/09/18/page/49/article/louis-quinn-gag-writer-turned-character-actor-2|accessdate=11 February 2017|work=Chicago Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=September 18, 1988|location=Illinois, Chicago|page=Section 2, Page 7}} External links{{Portal|Biography|Chicago|Illinois|California|Los Angeles|Film|Television}}
9 : 1915 births|1988 deaths|American male film actors|American male television actors|Male actors from Chicago|Male actors from Los Angeles|20th-century American male actors|Deaths from lung cancer|Deaths from cancer in California |
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