John Agar
| John Agar | |
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circa 1960
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| Born |
John George Agar, Jr. January 31, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2002 (aged 81) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverside National Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–2001 |
| Spouse(s) |
Shirley Temple (m. 1945–1950; divorced); 1 daughter Loretta Combs (m. 1951–2000; her death); 2 sons |
| Children | Linda Susan Agar (Susan Black) Martin Agar John G. Agar III |
John George Agar, Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Revenge of the Creature, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He was the first husband of Shirley Temple.
Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer. He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois. He graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, after his father’s death.
During World War II he served in the United States Army Air Corps, mostly at the March Field in Riverside, California, serving as a physical fitness instructor. He was a sergeant at the time he left the AAF in 1946.
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