Jules Munshin

Jules Munshin (February 22, 1915 – February 19, 1970) was an actor, comedian and singer who had made his name on Broadway when he starred in Call Me Mister. His additional Broadway credits include The Gay Life and Barefoot in the Park. On screen, he is best remembered for On the Town, in which he co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly as sailors on leave in New York City.

Jules Munshin
Born(1915-02-22)February 22, 1915
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1970(1970-02-19) (aged 54)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Years active1942–1969
Spouse(s)
  • Anne Renee Anderson
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    ​
    (m. 1943; div. 1962)​
  • Bonnie Lynn Pollman
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    (m. 1962)​

Life

Jules Munshin was born in New York City the son of Gershon Joseph Monszejn (b.1891) and his wife Mollie Kaplan.[1]

From around 1935 to 1941 he worked as an entertainer in the Catskill resorts as a song-and-dance man.[2]

He served in the US Army during the Second World War. In 1946 he joined the Broadway show Call Me Mister which dealt with the issues that servicemen encountered with return to civilian life. It ran to 734 performances.[3]

In 1948 he moved from Broadway to film. He appeared in such Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals as Easter Parade (1948), Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), On the Town (1949) and Silk Stockings (1957).

In August 1958 he appeared at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End in a run of George Tabori's play "Brouhaha" with Peter Sellers in the lead role and also featuring Lionel Jeffries.[4] One of the September shows was televised on the BBC.[5][6] The show which was directed by Peter Hall ran until 28 February 1959.[7]

Munshin died in New York City at the age of 54 from a heart attack, three days before his 55th birthday.[8] He is buried in Long Island National Cemetery.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1948Easter ParadeHeadwaiter François
1949Take Me Out to the Ball GameNat Goldberg
1949That Midnight KissMichael Pemberton
1949On the TownOzzieSang New York, New York
1951Nous irons à Monte CarloBullfighter in Musical Melange with Antoine(cameo appearance), Uncredited
1953Monte Carlo BabyAntoine
1957Ten Thousand BedroomsArthur
1957Silk StockingsBibinski
1959A Christmas FestivalThe ManagerTV movie
1960Summer in New YorkTV movie
1960The Emperor's ClothesTV movie
1964Wild and WonderfulRousseleau, TV Director
1967Monkeys, Go Home!Monsieur Piastillio
1969Kiss Me KateGangsterTV movie
1976MastermindIsraeli Agent #1(final film role, released posthumously)

References
  1. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0613235/
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613235/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613235/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
  4. New York Times, 28 August 1958
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5507122/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  6. Radio Times 18 September 1958
  7. https://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38/592
  8. Monush, Barry (2003). Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors, Vol. 1: From the Silent Era to 1965. Applause Theater & Cinema Books. p. 533. ISBN 978-1557835512.
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