House Baker Jameson was an American actor in the era of old-time radio and early television.
31 Facts About House Jameson
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House Jameson was named for Edward M House, a political figure who was a friend of the family.
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House Jameson broke into radio in the early 1930s, as an announcer with WEVD.
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House Jameson admired a WEVD announcer named Roland Bradley in Chicago, and wrote him a letter telling him so.
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Bradley left WEVD, and in 1934, House Jameson was named chief announcer and dramatic director.
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House Jameson soon became known for his leading roles in Renfrew of the Mounted and Crime Doctor.
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House Jameson played Inspector Douglas Renfrew, a Canadian Mountie, from 1936 to 1940.
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House Jameson appeared on Crime Doctor from 1940 to 1947, taking over the lead role of Dr Benjamin Ordway in 1944.
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In 1968, House Jameson noted that the show was popular with younger children and adults but teenagers did not like the show.
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House Jameson said that working on the show was "the happiest acting experience" he ever had and he still missed it.
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House Jameson said that there was never any personality conflicts among the actors, crediting the leadership of its star, Ezra Stone.
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House Jameson stated that he left the stage to work in radio because of the easier work schedule that enabled him to spend more time with his wife on their farm in Connecticut.
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House Jameson noted the minimal amount of time required to rehearse and perform a radio program, enabling him to work on several shows per week, and still keep a normal schedule.
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House Jameson estimated that he had done thousands of radio shows, many of which he had forgotten.
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House Jameson made his first Broadway appearance in 1924, when he was cast as a spear carrier in the Theatre Guild production of Saint Joan.
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Also in 1924, House Jameson appeared on Broadway in the Grand Street Follies, satirizing Will Rogers.
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House Jameson was chosen for the role because of his Texas background.
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In 1925, House Jameson co-starred in the original Garrick Gaieties, a music review by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
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One of the sketches was a burlesque of They Knew What They Wanted, with House Jameson playing Tony and impersonating Richard Bennett.
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Later in 1925, House Jameson toured for a year in the Julia Arthur production of Saint Joan, playing the role of Gilles De Rais.
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House Jameson's is the timing and gratifying authority that comes of experience and understanding.
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House Jameson was simply a wow from the moment of his first line to his last.
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House Jameson was seen in The Naked City, Parrish, Mirage, and The Swimmer.
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House Jameson reprised his role of Sam Aldrich, Henry Aldrich's father, in the television version of The Aldrich Family.
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House Jameson came up with an alternative of using blue dusting powder from his make-up kit.
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House Jameson noted that filming the TV series was much more time-consuming than working on the radio version, with many hours of rehearsals, lighting and scenic problems, and other "videosyncracies" to contend with.
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House Jameson was elected to The Lambs in 1936, and was a member of the Theatre Guild in New York City, The Players in New York City, the Actors' Equity Association, and a charter member of the American Federation of Radio Artists.
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House Jameson was elected President of the New York local of AFRA in 1945.
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In 1989, House Jameson was posthumously inducted as one of four charter members of the American Foundation for the Blind Talking Book Hall of Fame.
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House Jameson was married to actress Edith Taliaferro, who died in 1958, and later to the former Elizabeth Mears.
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House Jameson died of cancer April 23,1971, in Danbury, Connecticut.