John Lund (February 6, 1911 â€" May 10, 1992) was an American film
actor who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A
Foreign Affair (1948), directed by Billy Wilder, and a dual role in
Mitchell Leisen's To Each His Own (1946).According to one obituary,
his "film career was cut to a familiar pattern: the young actor
imported to Hollywood after a big success on Broadway begins by
playing the handsome guy who gets the girl, then descends by gradual
degrees to being the male lead in minor westerns and occasionally, in
major films, being the handsome guy who does not get the girl because
he lacks the spark of the hero who does."John Lund's father was a
Norwegian immigrant and glassblower in Rochester, New York. Lund did
not finish high school, and he tried several businesses before
settling on advertising in the 1930s. His jobs included being "a
soda-jerk, carpenter and timekeeper."While working for an advertising
agency, he was asked by a friend to appear in an industrial show for
the 1939 World's Fair. As a result, he served as stage manager of
Railroad on Parade at the fair and played several roles in the
production. Before moving to New York City he had appeared in several
amateur productions in Rochester.
actor who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A
Foreign Affair (1948), directed by Billy Wilder, and a dual role in
Mitchell Leisen's To Each His Own (1946).According to one obituary,
his "film career was cut to a familiar pattern: the young actor
imported to Hollywood after a big success on Broadway begins by
playing the handsome guy who gets the girl, then descends by gradual
degrees to being the male lead in minor westerns and occasionally, in
major films, being the handsome guy who does not get the girl because
he lacks the spark of the hero who does."John Lund's father was a
Norwegian immigrant and glassblower in Rochester, New York. Lund did
not finish high school, and he tried several businesses before
settling on advertising in the 1930s. His jobs included being "a
soda-jerk, carpenter and timekeeper."While working for an advertising
agency, he was asked by a friend to appear in an industrial show for
the 1939 World's Fair. As a result, he served as stage manager of
Railroad on Parade at the fair and played several roles in the
production. Before moving to New York City he had appeared in several
amateur productions in Rochester.
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