John Elmer “Jack” Carson was one of the most popular character actors during the “golden age of Hollywood.” His comic talent was featured in such memorable films as “The Strawberry Blonde” (1941) and “Arsenic and Old Lace” (1944).
Carson was born in Carman in 1910. His father was an executive with an insurance company. At an early age, the family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was raised.