AGAR, John George Jr^[1]

1921 - 2002  (81 years)   Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	AGAR, John George
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	31 Jan 1921	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Apr 2002	Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	7 Apr 2002	Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [1]
  	Actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the oldest of four children of a local meat packer. During World War II, he enlisted into the United States Army Air Force, and was stationed in Hollywood, California to provide Air Force assistance in making many of the patriotic movies during the war. It was there in 1944 that he met former child actress Shirley Temple, whom he married on September 19, 1945 (she was just 17 and he was 24). They were teamed together in the motion picture "Fort Apache" (1948); director John Ford's first of a trilogy of western cavalry movies starring John Wayne. They would both act together in a later movie, "Adventure in Baltimore" (1949), but Agar hit his peak in "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), and "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949). In late 1949, his acting career stalled and within months, the two partners were involved in a very messy and bitter divorce with highly publicized bouts of his drunkenness. This led to his receiving less that quality roles, and his career went to Grade B horror and science-fiction films, including such cult classics as "Tarantula" (1955), "The Mole People" (1956), "The Brain from Planet Arous" (1958), and "Invisible Invaders" (1959). His 1951 marriage to Loretta Combs proved more lasting, until her death in January 2000, and they would have two children of their own. He would also make guest appearances on television, appearing in such shows as "Rawhide", "Bat Masterson", "Lawman", "Death Valley Days", and "Branded". He was able to return to making westerns with friend John Wayne in "Chisum" (1970) and "Big Jake" (1971), but in his later years, he could be found back on television doing promotional roles. He would get guest appearances on later sci-fi movies, such as "The Curse of the Swamp Creature" (1966), "King Kong" (1976), and "The Vampire Hunters Club" (2001), mostly for the nostalgia appeal to older sci-fi viewers. A long time smoker, he died in April 2002 in Burbank, California from emphysema. Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson [3]
  Age	81 years
  Person ID	P2315	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	TEMPLE, Shirley Jane           b. 23 Apr 1928, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA           d. 10 Feb 2014, Woodside, San Mateo County, California, USA (Age 85 years)  [1]    Other partners: BLACK, Charles Alden Sr (m. 1950)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1945	Wilshire United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 8 months old - She : 17 years and 5 months old.
  Family ID	F5583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	BLACK, Charles Alden Sr           b. 6 Mar 1919, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA           d. 4 Aug 2005, Woodside, San Mateo County, California, USA  (Age 86 years) m. 16 Dec 1950, Del Monte, Monterey County, California, USA
  Family ID	F5584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

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  		Birth - 31 Jan 1921 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 19 Sep 1945 - Wilshire United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial - Apr 2002 - Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA Death - 7 Apr 2002 - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Originally Created by: Ron Moody Added: 18 Jun 2002 Find a Grave Memorial #6521308 [S50] Findagrave.com.