What is James Dunn (actor)?
[[File:James Dunn.jpg|right|200px]] '''James Howard Dunn''' (November 2, 1901 – September 1, 1967) was an American actor and comedian. Dunn was born in [[Manhattan]], [[New York]]. His movie role was in ''[[Bad Girl (1931 movie)|Bad Girl]]'' (1931). He appeared in three [[Shirley Temple]] movies. His best known role was as Johnny Nolan in ''[[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945 movie)|A Tree Grows in Brooklyn]]'' (1945). He won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for this role. Dunn died on September 1, 1967 in [[Santa Monica, California]] of problems caused by [[stomach]] [[surgery]], aged 65.<ref name=upi>{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48556137/the-san-bernardino-county-sun/|title=James Dunn, Academy Award Recipient, Dies|date=September 4, 1967|newspaper=[[The San Bernardino Sun]]|page=17|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, James}} [[Category:American Academy Award winning actors]] [[Category:1901 births]] [[Category:1967 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from surgical complications]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American silent movie actors]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:Comedians from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}