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- Birth nameJohn Sigvard Olsen
- Ole Olsen was born on November 6, 1891 in Peru, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Hellzapoppin' (1941), Southland Tales (2006) and 50 Million Frenchmen (1931). He was married to Eileen O'Dare and Lillian Clem. He died on January 26, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
- SpousesEileen O'Dare(June 28, 1962 - January 26, 1963) (his death)Lillian Clem(November 18, 1912 - 1959) (divorced, 4 children)
- RelativesFrances Fisher(Sibling)
- Father-in-law of William Lear, who invented the 8-track tape and the Lear Jet.
- Late in 1963, Olsen's body was shipped from Kansas, where it had been initially interred, to be buried alongside Chic Johnson at Palm Downtown Mortuary and Cemetery in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Brother of actor Steve Olsen.
- In 1950 Ole was involved in a serious traffic accident that left him partially paralyzed.
- With Chic Johnson, Ole was half of that lunatic comedy team from vaudeville, Olsen & Johnson. The pair made several films, among which the most successful (and most representatively loony) was Hellzapoppin' (1941).
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