Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie (born Lewis Delaney Offield; November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television. He portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 12, 1903 (Sedalia), Died January 23, 1978 (Northridge)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-62676 10-in. 7/10/1930 Paramount Publix ballyhoo record Jack Oakie Promotional recording : Talk, with dubbed recording speaker  
Victor PCS-68471 12-in. 5/11/1933 College humor : Paramount transcription Paramount Studio Orchestra Promotional recording speaker  
Victor PCS-68472 12-in. 5/11/1933 College humor : Paramount transcription Paramount Studio Orchestra Promotional recording speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oakie, Jack," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102316.

Oakie, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102316.

"Oakie, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102316

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jack Oakie

IMDb: Jack Oakie

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Oakie, Jack, 1903-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79030391

Wikidata: Jack Oakie - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q545846

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37107311

MusicBrainz: Jack Oakie - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/527330be-f41c-44c3-8f41-b6822ae84209

ISNI: 0000 0000 5930 3883 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059303883

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/32761

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