| 词条 | Jack Cannot |
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| name = John Valentine Cannot | image = John Valentine Cannot pic.jpg | image_size = 225px | alt = | caption = | birth_name = John Valentine Cannot | birth_date = 1883 | birth_place = England | death_date = 2 August 1929 | death_place = Maroubra Beach | othername = | occupation = | yearsactive = | spouse = | domesticpartner = | website = }}John Valentine Cannot, better known as Jack Cannot (1883–1929), was an English-Australian comic of stage and screen.[1][2] BiographyHe was born in England and eventually went to South Africa where he toured for two years in various stage productions, including The Merry Widow. He then moved to Australia in 1910 under contract to J.C. Williamson Ltd. They used him in pantomimes such as Jack and the Beanstalk as well as various musical comedies.[2] DeathThe advent of talking films made it more difficult for him to find work and he was in financial distress. Cannot later killed himself with strychnine at Maroubra Beach.[3][4][5][6] He left behind a suicide letter to Charles Dunn, secretary of the Actor's Federation: My dear Old Charlie, References1. ^{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146473679 |title=Jack Cannot — Comedian |newspaper=Table Talk |location=Melbourne |date=8 January 1920 |access-date=29 November 2018 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16572820 |title=JACK CANNOT. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=3 August 1929 |access-date=29 November 2018 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^{{cite magazine |last=Marsden |first=Ralph |title='The Old Tin Shed in Exhibition Street': The J.C. Williamson Studio, Melbourne's Forgotten Film Factory |magazine=Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine |number=157 |year=2008 |pages=144-153 |url=https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=519108300276483;res=IELAPA |issn=0312-2654 |access-date=29 November 2018}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133501507 |title=Death of Jack Cannot |newspaper=The North Western Courier |location=Narrabri, NSW |date=12 August 1929 |access-date=29 November 2018 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118489165 |title=Jack Cannot |newspaper=The Queensland Times |date=5 August 1929 |access-date=29 November 2018 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132936276 |title=Jack Cannot's Exit |newspaper=The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate |location=NSW |date=6 August 1929 |access-date=29 November 2018 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} External links
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