Biographies: L.Q. Jones - Actor

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An American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer, born on August 19, 1927 in Beaumont, Texas, USA. At a young age, he lost his mother when she died after a car accident. After serving in the US Navy from 1945 to 1946, he attended Lamar Junior College and Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas. He then studied law, business, and journalism at the University of Texas from 1950 to 1951. He worked in stand-up comedy, played professional baseball and football for a short while, and tried ranching in Nicaragua before turning to acting. He began in minor character roles in several World War II films including The Young Lions (1958) and The Naked and the Dead (1958). He collaborated with director Sam Peckinpah in five films, including Ride the High Country (1962) and Major Dundee (1965). He directed A Boy and His Dog (1975). He died on July 9, 2022 in Hollywood, California, USA.

• 22 November 2022
• Shaimaa Saied