What is Jack Larson?
'''Jack Edward Larson''' (February 8, 1928 &ndash; September 20, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] actor, [[librettist]], screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his role as [[Jimmy Olsen]] in the television series ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'' (1952&ndash;1958). He also appeared in ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' and ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' and the movie ''[[Superman Returns (movie)|Superman Returns]]'' (2006). He retired in 2011. Larson was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He grew up in [[Pasadena, California]]. He was of [[Swedish people|Swedish]] and [[Russians|Russian]] [[ancestry]]. He was [[gay]] and his partner of 35 years, director and screenwriter [[James Bridges]], died in 1993. Larson died on September 20, 2015 in [[Brentwood, California]], aged 87.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/arts/television/jack-larson-a-playwright-better-known-as-jimmy-olsen-in-superman-dies-at-87.html?_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Jack Larson, a Playwright Better Known as Jimmy Olsen in ‘Superman,’ Dies at 87|date=September 21, 2015|access-date=September 21, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|489001}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Larson, Jack}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Los Angeles]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American playwrights]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:LGBT actors]] [[Category:LGBT directors]] [[Category:LGBT producers]] [[Category:LGBT screenwriters]] [[Category:LGBT people from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Movie producers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Actors from Pasadena, California]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Writers from Pasadena, California]] {{US-actor-stub}}