Jonathan Hole (August 13, 1904 â€" February 11, 1998) was an American
actor whose entertainment career covered five different genres. From
his early days on the vaudeville stage and in legitimate theater,
through radio, television and feature-length films that took his
career up to the 1990s, Hole created a variety of characters in
hundreds of roles.Hole was born in Eldora, Iowa, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Hole. He graduated from North High School in Des Moines and
attended Drake University.Hole's career began in vaudeville in the
1920s. He further honed his acting skills during the years 1924â€"1934
in stage productions in New York. In 1926, he joined the Morgan
Wallace players as stage manager at the Princess Theater in Des
Moines, Iowa. By the end of 1929, he had also performed with stock
theater companies in Brooklyn, New York; Dayton, Ohio; Lynn,
Massachusetts; and Portland, Maine. In 1930, one of the productions he
appeared in was the comedy Cinderelative that had been written by
Dorothy Heyward.Hole was also a radio performer active in his native
Iowa as well as New York City, Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles,
California. While working as an announcer on WBBM in Chicago, his last
name was temporarily changed to Cole by the station. In 1942 in
Chicago, Hole was a co-chair of the Red Cross entertainment committee
on war relief. He portrayed Paul Henderson on the radio soap opera Ma
Perkins.
actor whose entertainment career covered five different genres. From
his early days on the vaudeville stage and in legitimate theater,
through radio, television and feature-length films that took his
career up to the 1990s, Hole created a variety of characters in
hundreds of roles.Hole was born in Eldora, Iowa, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Hole. He graduated from North High School in Des Moines and
attended Drake University.Hole's career began in vaudeville in the
1920s. He further honed his acting skills during the years 1924â€"1934
in stage productions in New York. In 1926, he joined the Morgan
Wallace players as stage manager at the Princess Theater in Des
Moines, Iowa. By the end of 1929, he had also performed with stock
theater companies in Brooklyn, New York; Dayton, Ohio; Lynn,
Massachusetts; and Portland, Maine. In 1930, one of the productions he
appeared in was the comedy Cinderelative that had been written by
Dorothy Heyward.Hole was also a radio performer active in his native
Iowa as well as New York City, Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles,
California. While working as an announcer on WBBM in Chicago, his last
name was temporarily changed to Cole by the station. In 1942 in
Chicago, Hole was a co-chair of the Red Cross entertainment committee
on war relief. He portrayed Paul Henderson on the radio soap opera Ma
Perkins.
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