On Dynasty (1981), his character was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in real-life, he was born near Philadelphia, in a New Jersey borough of Penns Grove.
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His first wife, Parker McCormick, died in 1980, at age 62.
Was a very popular student at Abraham Lincoln High School. He was occasionally at the top of his class.
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When he was younger, he favorite president was Warren Harding.
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Met Cloris Leachman on an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), where the two became lifelong friends, for 55 years, from 1955 until Forsythe's own death in 2010.
He was involved in the writing of the scripts of Dynasty (1981).
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As a Board of Director of the Hollywood Race Track, he was also responsible for washing cars.
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When Forsythe wanted to become an actor, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan, New York, where the school had acting classes, free of charge.
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Moved from New York City, New York to Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, in 1957.
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His character on Bachelor Father (1957), was based on two well-known Beverly Hills bachelors at the time. Forsythe combined their names and used it for his own in the program.
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John's father, Samuel Jeremiah Freund, was born in New York, to Polish Jewish immigrants. John's mother, Mary Materson (Blohm), was born in Pennsylvania, to David Hyat Blohm, a Russian Jewish immigrant, and to Mary S. Materson, who was born in Maryland, to Jewish immigrants from Prussia.
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His second wife, Julie Warren, was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Created the character of Blake Carrington on Dynasty (1981). Occasionally written as an underhanded J.R. Ewing-esque cad, but Forsythe saw his character as a good guy, and would occasionally encouraged the writers that he was playing the lead, not the villain.
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Forsythe's lines for an entire episode of Charlie's Angels (1976) would be recorded in a sound studio in a matter of minutes, after which he would have lunch in the network's commissary and then head for the track.
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Moved from Penn's Grove, New Jersey to Brooklyn, New York City in 1929 with his family, when young John was only 11, prior to the Great Depression.
After being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, he underwent surgery. His surgery was so successful that he was discharged from the hospital, whose cancer was considered to be in remission [2006].
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Following his death, he was interred at Oak Hill Cemetary in Santa Barbara, California.
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6549 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
Immediately following the death of his second wife, Julie Warren, in 1994, ex-Dynasty (1981) co-star, Linda Evans lived in Forsythe's guest house for a couple of days.
Was also friends with Jane Wyman. Coincidentally, Forsythe starred on Dynasty (1981), before Wyman starred on Falcon Crest (1981), in the same year.
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Had met future Dynasty (1981) co-star, Linda Evans, and her family, when she was only 15 years old. At the time, she guest-starred alongside Forsythe on an episode of Bachelor Father (1957).
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Was raised in the same city as Leona Helmsley, who in turn attended the same high school as Forsythe.
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John Forsythe was deceased on April 1, 2010. His third wife, Nicole Carter, died on May 11, 2010, just five weeks after he died.
Attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, but left after three years to be an announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.
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He was an original member of the Actors Studio in New York City.
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Based his Dynasty (1981) character Blake Carrington on MCA Chairman Lew Wasserman.
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Survived by six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Had starred in the original 1953 hit Broadway production of "The Teahouse of the August Moon".
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Had appeared in a stage production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons", directed by Elia Kazan.
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Had played baseball in both high school and college. He dropped out of college in his junior year and took parts on radio soap operas.
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Spokesman/sponsor of the World Wildlife Fund, supported the American Cancer Society and the United Nations Association.
His two siblings smoked a lot, which eventually led to the cancer that took over their lives.
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After starring in the movie The Trouble with Harry (1955), he went through a lot of trouble finding starring roles in high-budget box office films, hence, he worked in television.
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His third wife, Nicole Carter, is 22 years his junior.
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Met third wife, Nicole Carter, at the Breeders' Cup races.
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Sold his costly stable of thoroughbreds in 2004.
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Though he was not part of the Charlie's Angels (1976) cast, he was the only actor to have a voice role in every episode of the series.
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Was the only actor to appear in all 220 episodes of Dynasty (1981).
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Is the oldest of three children of Samuel Jeremiah and Blanche Materson Freund.
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Before he was a successful actor, he worked as a baseball announcer and a drama teacher.
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His Dynasty (1981), co-star, Linda Evans, would also guest-star alongside him on the same episode of The Love Boat (1977), in 1983.
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Long before Joan Collins would co-star opposite him on Dynasty (1981), she was one of his drama students. They met in the 1940s.
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Had 12 hobbies: traveling, flying, golfing, collects art, thoroughbred racing, playing tennis, riding horses, playing baseball, swimming, dining out, spending time with family and gardening.
Has not smoked since 1982, when he quit following his doctor's advice as he was at strong risk of developing emphysema.
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Served on the Board of Directors of Hollywood Race Track, from 1972, and was still part of the committee.
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Met second wife, Julie Warren, who was a theater companion and a successful actress.
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(August 15, 1994) Second wife of 51 years, Julie Warren, died in hospital, after he made the difficult decision to turn off her life-support machine, several weeks after she went into a coma.
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Left his movie career for service in World War II. He worked to recover injured soldiers who had developed speech problems. His military service finished before the war ended.
Was not the first choice for the role of Blake Carrington on Dynasty (1981). George Peppard was initially cast as Carrington. However, he quit one week into filming the series premiere due to creative differences with the writers. Forsythe auditioned for and was subsequently cast in the role.
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(October 31, 1974) Had appeared in the episode titled "The Golden Blood of the Sun" for "The CBS Radio Mystery Theater".
