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John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. [1]
Operation John Paul Jones [1] [2] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ROK 2nd Marine Brigade operation: 40 km west of Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province: 158: 12 Jul 20: Operation Tally Ho [1] Air and naval gunfire interdiction of lines of communication: southern panhandle of North Vietnam: Jul 22 – 24 ...
Pride of the Marines is a 1945 American biographical war film starring John Garfield and Eleanor Parker.It tells the story of U.S. Marine Al Schmid in World War II, his heroic stand against a Japanese attack during the Battle of Guadalcanal, in which he was blinded by a grenade, and his subsequent rehabilitation.
Ravens with a T-28D Trojan at Long Tieng, Laos, 1970. The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known as The Ravens, were fighter pilots (special operations capable) unit used as forward air controllers (FACs) in a clandestine and covert operation in conjunction with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Laos during America's Vietnam War.
Body and Soul is a 1947 American film noir sports drama directed by Robert Rossen and starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, and William Conrad. [5] The screenplay by Abraham Polonsky is partly based on the 1939 film Golden Boy . [ 6 ]
We Were Strangers is a 1949 American adventure drama film directed by John Huston and starring Jennifer Jones and John Garfield.Set in 1933, the film concerns a group of revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the Cuban government of Gerardo Machado.
Force of Evil is a 1948 American film noir starring John Garfield and Beatrice Pearson and directed by Abraham Polonsky. It was adapted by Polonsky and Ira Wolfert from Wolfert's novel Tucker's People. [3] Polonsky had been a screenwriter for the boxing film Body and Soul (1947), in which Garfield had also played the male lead.
Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis.Originally published locally as Jon in 1976 (later changed to Garfield in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle.