What is James Karen?
{{Infobox person | name = James Karen | image = James Karen (14974515894 89b5229d48 n) (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | birthname = James Karnofsky | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|11|28}} | birth_place = [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|23|1923|11|28}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | death_cause = | nationality = American | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1965–2012 | known_for = '''Martin Frohm''' in ''[[The Pursuit of Happyness]]'',<br>'''Ben Hubbard''' in ''[[Superman Returns (movie)|Superman Returns]]'' | alma_mater = [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]] | othername = Mr. Pathmark<br>Tinch | website = | spouse = [[Susan Reed (singer)|Susan Reed]] (1958-1967; divorced)<br>Alba Francesca (1986-2018; his death) | children = '''With Reed:'''<br>1 }} '''James Karen''' (born '''James Karnofsky'''; November 28, 1923 &ndash; October 23, 2018) was an [[Americans|American]] actor. He was known for his roles as Martin Frohm in ''[[The Pursuit of Happyness]]'' and as Ben Hubbard in ''[[Superman Returns (movie)|Superman Returns]]''. He also starred in ''[[Poltergeist]]'' and ''[[The Return of the Living Dead]]''. Karen was born on November 28, 1923 in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] to a [[Russia]]n-[[Jewish]] family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/James-Karen.html|title=James Karen Biography (1923-)|publisher=Film Reference.com|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref> He studied at [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]]. Karen was married to Susan Reed from 1958 until they divorced in 1967. They had one child. He married Alba Francesca in 1986. Karen died on October 23, 2018 in [[Los Angeles]] at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-karen-dead-poltergeist-china-syndrome-actor-was-94-722368|title=James Karen, Actor in 'Poltergeist' and So Much More, Dies at 94|publisher=The Hol