Jack Haley Overview:

Legendary actor, Jack Haley, was born John Joseph Haley Jr. on Aug 10, 1898 in Boston, MA. Haley died at the age of 80 on Jun 6, 1979 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, Los Angeles County, CA.

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Chunky, cheery, dark-haired American musical comedy star of hearty manner, mainly on vaudeville and stage, but quite popular in films from 1935-1945, especially after his performance as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. Died from a heart attack.

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Radio. Haley was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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Jack Haley Quotes:

Murkil: Would you care for the last cup of coffee, sir?
Albert Tuttle: Yes, I would. What kind of coffee is this? You know, there are two classes of coffee, Murkil. There's the percolated and there's the drip.
Murkil: This is percolated.
Albert Tuttle: Sorry, I'm a drip.


Tin Woodsman: I can barely hear my heart beating!


Scarecrow: First they [the Flying Monkeys] took my legs off and they threw them over there! Then they took my chest out and they threw it over there!
Tin Woodsman: Well, that's you all over!


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Children: daughter, Gloria and son, Jack Haley Jr..

Haley himself acknowledged that were it not for his role as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939), he probably would not be remembered today.

Scheduled before Haley to play the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939) was Buddy Ebsen, but the latter had an adverse reaction to the character's metallic makeup.

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