Jack Curtis
actor, writer
- Birth name:
- Jonathan Curtis
- Born:
- 1880-05-28, San Francisco, California, USA
- Died:
- 1956-03-16, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, writer
Biography
The fog that rolled over San Francisco in 1880 parted long enough for Jack Curtis to take his first breath, heir to a surname already stitched into ledgers and law books—his father Chris counted coins downtown, his uncle William argued cases back east. In 1904 Jack boarded a steamer bound for Hong Kong, found the Atlantic no match for Lil’s quick wit, and married her before the voyage ended; together they zig-zagged the vaudeville circuit, trading punchlines for applause from coast to coast. A decade later, on 7 April 1914, the act gained a new voice: daughter Laura Ann, who would trade the spotlight for the name Hurst in 1935. Jack stepped in front of a movie camera in 1915 and didn’t step away until 1951, when a stroke closed the curtain on his screen life. Between those years he sired stories, grandchildren, and legends—all delivered in the same velvet tone that once hushed rowdy variety houses.
Filmography
In the vault (29)
