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Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler (Akron, Ohio
, 20 February 1921 – France
, 18 February 1945) was an American, juvenile, motion-pictures actor, active in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Butler earned acclaim for his role in the 1933 film Only Yesterday
, and in 1934 his career got another significant boost when the actor earned lavish critical plaudits for his portrayal of Jim Wade in Manhattan Melodrama
. Later he played one of the young protagonists, Boka, in No Greater Glory.
The irony of this antiwar allegory spilled sadly over into the life of Butler, since he would lose his life a decade later in the real combat of World War II
.
Jimmy Butler (Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
, 20 February 1921 – France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 18 February 1945) was an American, juvenile, motion-pictures actor, active in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Butler earned acclaim for his role in the 1933 film Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday (1933 film)
Only Yesterday is a 1933 drama film about a young woman who becomes pregnant by her boyfriend before he rushes off to fight in World War I. It stars Margaret Sullavan and John Boles. The film was based on the novel Briefe einer unbekannten by Stefan Zweig, though he was not credited...
, and in 1934 his career got another significant boost when the actor earned lavish critical plaudits for his portrayal of Jim Wade in Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 crime melodrama film, produced by MGM, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy...
. Later he played one of the young protagonists, Boka, in No Greater Glory.
The irony of this antiwar allegory spilled sadly over into the life of Butler, since he would lose his life a decade later in the real combat of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Filmography
- Girl Crazy (1943)
- Corvette K-225 (1943)
- Someone to Remember (1943)
- This Is the Army (1943)
- The Hard Way (1943)
- Tough As They Come (1942)
- Rise and Shine (1941)
- Naval Academy (1941)
- Uncle Joe (1941)
- Military AcademyMilitary academyA military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the army, the navy, air force or coast guard, which normally provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.Three...
(1940) - Star Dust (1940)
- Call a Messenger (1939)
- The Escape (1939)
- Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
- Winter Carnival (1939)
- Boys TownBoys Town (1938 film)Boys Town is a 1938 biographical drama film based on Father Edward J. Flanagan's work with a group of disadvantaged and delinquent boys in a home that he founded and named "Boys Town". It stars Spencer Tracy as Father Edward J...
(1938) - The Shopworn AngelThe Shopworn AngelThe Shopworn Angel is a 1938 American drama film directed by H.C. Potter. The MGM release featured the second screen pairing of Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart following their successful teaming in the Universal Pictures production Next Time We Love two years earlier...
(1938)
- Wells Fargo (1937)
- County Fair (1937)
- Stella DallasStella Dallas (1937 film)Stella Dallas is a 1937 film based on the Olive Higgins Prouty novel of the same name. It was directed by King Vidor, and stars Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, and Anne Shirley. Stanwyck was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Shirley for Best Actress in a Supporting Role...
(1937) - Battle of Greed (1937)
- Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
- The Dark Angel (1935)
- The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935)
- Dinky (1935)
- Laddie (1935)
- When a Man's a Man (1935)
- Romance in ManhattanRomance in ManhattanRomance in Manhattan is an American comedy/romance film directed by Stephen Roberts, starring Francis Lederer and Ginger Rogers, and released by RKO Radio Pictures.- Plot :...
(1935) - I'll Fix It (1934)
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1934 comedy-genre film, directed by Norman Taurog, and based on the 1901 novel by Alice Hegan Rice. It also appeared as a radio series between 1936 and 1938. It is one of two movies that feature a rare film performance by famed Broadway stage actress Pauline...
(1934) - Manhattan MelodramaManhattan MelodramaManhattan Melodrama is a 1934 crime melodrama film, produced by MGM, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy...
(1934) - No Greater Glory (1934)
- Beloved (1934)
- Only YesterdayOnly Yesterday (1933 film)Only Yesterday is a 1933 drama film about a young woman who becomes pregnant by her boyfriend before he rushes off to fight in World War I. It stars Margaret Sullavan and John Boles. The film was based on the novel Briefe einer unbekannten by Stefan Zweig, though he was not credited...
(1933)