Donald Starr (September 20, 1917 â€" July 11, 1995) was an American
actor who became known for his recurring role as oil baron Jordan Lee
in the CBS-TV primetime soap opera series Dallas.Starr was born and
raised in Riverside, California; he studied acting in 1938â€"39 under
scholarship at the Pasadena (Calif.) Community Playhouse. He served as
an officer and a medical administrator with the U.S. Army from
1945â€"48 and earned an associate degree in 1950 at the University of
Texas.The next year, he took a job as an assistant administrator at
Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. He came to Tucson
in 1956 to accept a position as business manager of the Tucson Clinic,
retiring from that job in 1977. During his time living in Tucson, he
served as a volunteer in several capacities, including president and
board member of the Tucson Association for Child Care â€" a group he
helped found. He would also serve as president of the United Community
Campaign, secretary of the American College of Clinic Managers, and
president of the Tucson Rotary Club.
actor who became known for his recurring role as oil baron Jordan Lee
in the CBS-TV primetime soap opera series Dallas.Starr was born and
raised in Riverside, California; he studied acting in 1938â€"39 under
scholarship at the Pasadena (Calif.) Community Playhouse. He served as
an officer and a medical administrator with the U.S. Army from
1945â€"48 and earned an associate degree in 1950 at the University of
Texas.The next year, he took a job as an assistant administrator at
Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. He came to Tucson
in 1956 to accept a position as business manager of the Tucson Clinic,
retiring from that job in 1977. During his time living in Tucson, he
served as a volunteer in several capacities, including president and
board member of the Tucson Association for Child Care â€" a group he
helped found. He would also serve as president of the United Community
Campaign, secretary of the American College of Clinic Managers, and
president of the Tucson Rotary Club.
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