| Christina Aziz |
An American actor born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA on February 27, 1892 and died in Palm Springs, California, USA on December 28, 1983 of pneumonia and prostate cancer. He was nominated in 1947 for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for The Jolson Story (1946) and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 for his films. He was married twice and had no children. He is known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), It's Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), and My Three Sons (1965-1972). He was a former professional boxer and a prolific American actor in film and television. He began his artistic life at the vaudeville theater with his two older brothers and formed a duet with his first wife, Estelle Collette at the vaudeville theater before moving to the Broadway theater. He entered the world of cinema in 1926 by presenting short films and participated with Warner Company Brothers. He debuted The Jazz Singer in (1927). He worked in radio in 1945 after the end of World War II. When movie roles started shrinking, he got involved in TV work. He died of pneumonia and prostate cancer at the age of 91.
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