A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (Drama)

James Dunn won his Supporting Oscar for playing the drunken waiter.

About James Dunn (1905 - 1967)

James worked in vaudeville and as an extra in silent films until he was signed by Fox in 1931. James Dunn appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three movies but in 1935 musicals were out and Dunn's career would never really recover. By the late 1930's his alcoholism made him unemployable.

James Dunn had been offscreen for several years before getting the part as Jimmy Nolan in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" in 1945. The Oscar didn't do much for his career though Dunn did get work in television and appeared in many westerns in the dusk of his career. James Dunn was also married to starlett, Frances Gifford in the late 30's (divorced in 1942).

James Dunn's other films include:

STAND UP AND CHEER
OVER THE HILL
HOLD ME TIGHT
BRIGHT EYES
MYSTERIOUS CROSSING
GOVERNMENT GIRL
KILLER MCCOY
THE GOLDEN GLOVES STORY
THE BRAMBLE BUSH
THE OSCAR

TV series: IT'S A GREAT LIFE.