I. Stanford Jolley

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I. Stanford Jolley
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Jolley in The Violent Years (1956)
Born
Isaac Stanford Jolley [1]

(1900-10-24)October 24, 1900
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1978(1978-12-07) (aged 78)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
OccupationActor
Years active1936–1976
Spouse(s)Nancy Ellen Hazeltine [2]
Emily Jolley [3]
Children2; including Stan Jolley [4]

Isaac Stanford Jolley (October 24, 1900 – December 7, 1978) [5] was an American film and television actor. He starred in the 1946 film serial The Crimson Ghost , in which he played the role of Doctor Blackton and also voiced the title character. [1]

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Life and career

Jolley was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and was raised in Morristown. He attended high school and worked with his father in his business, Jolley Electric and Radio Store. [1] [3] His father also co-owned a circus. [6] Jolley performed as a vaudevillian in the 1920s. [1] In 1935, he settled in Hollywood, California. [3] He started his screen career with small roles in the film Front Page Woman and the 1937 serial film Dick Tracy . [1]

Filmography

Jolley appeared in over 400 films and television productions in his career. [7] His film appearances included Fighting Bill Carson , Arizona Roundup , Land of the Lawless , Woman Against Woman , Wild Horse Stampede , Fury at Gunsight Pass , The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex , The Whispering Skull , Death Rides the Plains , Calamity Jane and Sam Bass , A Christmas Carol , The Kid Rides Again , Murder in the Big House , Midnight Limited , Bad Men of Thunder Gap , Gangsters of the Frontier , Mr. Muggs Rides Again , and Black Arrow . [1]

Television

His television appearances included Space Patrol , Gunsmoke , The Restless Gun ("The Gold Star"), Bonanza , F Troop , Man with a Camera , Rawhide , 26 Men , The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , The Fugitive , The Big Valley , Fury , Tales of Wells Fargo , Death Valley Days , The Virginian , Trackdown , The Rifleman , Maverick , Perry Mason , and Wagon Train . [3] He appeared in S2 E15 of Wanted Dead or Alive as Charlie Mann in "Chain Gang" which aired December 10, 1959. He retired in 1976. His final credit was from the western television series The Quest . [1]

Death

Jolley died in December 1978 of arteriosclerotic heart disease and heart failure at Motion Picture & Television Fund cottages in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78. [1] [3] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mayer, Geoff (February 9, 2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 162. ISBN   9780786477623 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Hicks, Cordell (July 21, 1952). "Stanford Jolley Jr., Nancy Hazeltine Wed". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. p. 47. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "I. Stanford Jolley, Actor, Dies; Former Morristown Resident". Daily Record . Morristown, New Jersey. December 8, 1978. p. 4. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ McMellan, Dennis (June 10, 2012). "Stan Jolley dies at 86; one of Disneyland's original designers". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ Holland, Ted (1989). B Western Actors Encyclopedia: Facts, Photos, and Filmographies for More Than 250 Familiar Faces. McFarland. p. 423. ISBN   9780899503066 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Jolley of 'Cheyenne' Born Amid Circus". Courier-Post . Camden, New Jersey. January 3, 1959. p. 22. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Rites for Actor I.S. Jolley Set". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. December 8, 1978. p. 231. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 383. ISBN   9780786479924 – via Google Books.
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