J. Scott Smart (born John Kenley Tener Smart, November 27, 1902 â€"
January 15, 1960) was an American radio, film and stage actor during
the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s.Smart was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. His family later moved to Buffalo, where he was a 1922
graduate of Lafayette High School. He also attended Miami Military
Institute.Smart told a reporter that, before entering show business,
he held 30 jobs in three years. Those jobs included selling shoe
polish, heaving coal on a boat, being fire chief in a factory, drawing
cartoons for a newspaper and designing ads for an advertising
agency.When he was 21, Smart began acting in stock theater in Buffalo,
New York. He acted there for five years. After that, a friend set up
an audition for a program on NBC. The result was Smart's first role on
radio, that of a singing waiter on Whispering Tables. His Broadway
credits include A Bell for Adano (1944) and Separate Rooms (1939).
January 15, 1960) was an American radio, film and stage actor during
the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s.Smart was born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. His family later moved to Buffalo, where he was a 1922
graduate of Lafayette High School. He also attended Miami Military
Institute.Smart told a reporter that, before entering show business,
he held 30 jobs in three years. Those jobs included selling shoe
polish, heaving coal on a boat, being fire chief in a factory, drawing
cartoons for a newspaper and designing ads for an advertising
agency.When he was 21, Smart began acting in stock theater in Buffalo,
New York. He acted there for five years. After that, a friend set up
an audition for a program on NBC. The result was Smart's first role on
radio, that of a singing waiter on Whispering Tables. His Broadway
credits include A Bell for Adano (1944) and Separate Rooms (1939).
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