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Jack Eigen(1913-1983)

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Jack Eigen was born on 23 May 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for I Surrender Dear (1948), Buddy Rich and His Orchestra (1949) and Louis Prima and His Orchestra (1948). He died on 23 January 1983 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
BornMay 23, 1913
DiedJanuary 23, 1983(69)
BornMay 23, 1913
DiedJanuary 23, 1983(69)
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Known for

Jack Eigen, Dave Garroway, Gloria Jean, Peter Potter, and David Street in I Surrender Dear (1948)
I Surrender Dear
5.8
  • Disc Jockey
  • 1948
Buddy Rich and His Orchestra
Short
  • Disc Jockey
  • 1949
Louis Prima and His Orchestra
Short
  • Self
  • 1948
The Milton Berle Show (1948)
The Milton Berle Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Actor

  • The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
    The Hoodlum Priest
    6.6
    • Prisoner (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Buddy Rich and His Orchestra
    Short
    • Disc Jockey
    • 1949
  • Jack Eigen, Dave Garroway, Gloria Jean, Peter Potter, and David Street in I Surrender Dear (1948)
    I Surrender Dear
    5.8
    • Disc Jockey
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 23, 1913
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 23, 1983
    • Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    On February 15, 1954, Jack Eigen engaged in a kiss with actress Cleo Moore that lasted for an estimated five minutes. Moore -- who was promoting her movie "Bait" -- and Eigen locked lips during a live broadcast of Eigen's show on Chicago's WBKB (ABC's Channel 7). The following day, following a flood of calls from irate viewers, WBKB's station manager, Sterling "Red" Quinlan, sent Eigen a telegram informing him that he was being dismissed from his job "due to extreme poor taste exhibited in [Monday night's] telecast...".

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