- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJacob Schmidt
- Nickname
- The Whispering Baritone
- 'Whispering' Jack Smith was born on May 30, 1896 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Happy Days (1929), Cheer Up and Smile (1930) and Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017). He died on May 13, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Popular singer and occasional film actor of the 1920s and 30s.
- His distinctive "whispering" vocal delivery, for which he became famous, was caused when he fell victim to a poison gas attack during World War I. His voice never fully recovered and, unable to sing at full volume, he instead learned to make the best use of early microphone technology to record his soft vocal style.
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