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Jack Waldron
Jack Waldron
Born	Jack Kestenbaum (1893-02-03)February 3, 1893 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	November 21, 1969(1969-11-21) (aged 76) New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, Comedian, Shepherd of The Lambs
Years active	1920s–1950s
Spouse	Harriett Fowler Waldron

Jack Waldron (born Jack Kestenbaum; February 3, 1893 – November 21, 1969) was an American actor-comedian, singer and dancer.

Early life

As a boy, his two passions were baseball and the theatre, and he began his career as a dancer in vaudeville. During the Meuse–Argonne offensive in World War I, he entertained the troops as a member of the "Argonne Players".

Career

After the war, he played in Chicago nightclubs during the Prohibition years: the Chez Paris, Colosimo, the Paramount, and the Follies; he knew many of the racketeers of the period, including Al Capone. After the repeal of Prohibition, Waldron returned to New York to entertain in cafes.

On Broadway, he played the role of Tommy in Flossie (1924), an unspecified role in The Great Temptations (1926), one of the Boys of the Chorus in Hello Daddy! (1928–1929) and again in Woof Woof (1929–1930). In the 1950s, he played Mike Spears in the revival of Pal Joey (1952–1953), a salesman in The Pajama Game (1954–1956), Myron H. Hubbard in The Vamp (1955), and Schatzie Harris in Say, Darling (1959).

As a comedic actor, he was known for his short films for Vitaphone Varieties: A Breath of Broadway (#2691, September 5, 1928) and Radio and Relatives (December 30, 1938). He also played a bartender in a 1951 episode of Martin Kane, Private Eye.

The Lambs

Waldron was elected to The Lambs in 1949 and was later made an Honorary Life member. He was elected to Council 1960-1969 and became Shepherd in 1969, six months before his death.

Death

Waldron died of cardiac arrest, suddenly and quietly during the night on November 21, 1969, in the arms of his wife Harriet.

References

Citations

1. ^ Hardee 2010, p. 218.
2. Lyons, November 1969.
3. Dietz 2019, pp. 205–206.
4. Flossie IBDB #9533.
5. The Great Temptations IBDB #10084.
6. Dietz 2019, pp. 505–506.
7. Hello Daddy! IBDB #10814.
8. Dietz 2019, pp. 559–560.
9. Woof Woof IBDB #11014.
10. Dietz 2014, pp. 94–97.
11. Green 2019, p. 153.
12. Pal Joey IBDB #2165.
13. Dietz 2014, pp. 169–172.
14. The Pajama Game IBDB #2454.
15. Dietz 2014, pp. 223–225.
16. The Vamp IBDB #2554.
17. Dietz 2014, pp. 339–340.
18. ^ The Lambs Member Roster.
19. Hardee 2010, p. 219.

Sources

Books

• Dietz, Dan (2019). The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals (hardcover) (1st ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5381-1281-6.
• Dietz, Dan (2014). The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals (hardcover) (1st ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-3504-5.
• Green, Stanley (2019). Broadway Musicals Show by Show (softcover) (9th ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4930-4769-7.
• Hardee, Lewis J. Jr. (2010) . The Lambs Theatre Club (softcover) (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7864-6095-3 – via books.google.co.uk.

Newspapers

• Lyons, Leonard (November 26, 1969). "Lyons Den". Syracuse Post Standard. Syracuse, New York. p. 19. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

Websites

• "Flossie (1924)". ibdb.com. Internet Broadway Database. (Opening night cast). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
• "The Great Temptations (1924)". ibdb.com. Internet Broadway Database. (Opening night cast). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
• "Hello Daddy! (1928–1929)". ibdb.com. Internet Broadway Database. (Opening night cast). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
• "Woof Woof (1929–1930)". ibdb.com. Internet Broadway Database. (Opening night cast). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
• "Pal Joey (1952–1953)". ibdb.com. Internet Broadway Database. (Opening night cast). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
• "The Pajama Game (1954–1956)". ibdb.com. Internet Broadway Database. (Opening night cast). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
• "The Vamp (1955)". ibdb.com. Internet Broadway Database. (Opening night cast). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
• "The Lambs". the-lambs.org. The Lambs, Inc. November 6, 2015. (Member Roster). Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

External links

• Jack Waldron in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Jack Waldron at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jack Waldron at Playbill Vault
• Jack Waldron at IMDb

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