Jeff Corey
was born Arthur Zwerling on August 10, 1914 in Brooklyn, New York. Corey made
over 200 film and television appearances in a career that spanned 61 years. His
early career included appearances in such classic films as “The Devil and
Daniel Webster” (1941), “The Killers” (1946), and “Miracle on 34th Street”
(1947). Later feature film credits include two classic western adventures
released in 1969, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “True Grit”.
Corey was
among the many actors affected by the government's quest to seek out people
they thought were communists. He was blacklisted in 1951 for refusing to name
names of possible communists before the so-called "House Un-American
Activities Committee." Not only did he refuse to name names, but he also
critiqued the acting of previous witnesses. After being blacklisted, Corey worked
as an acting teacher for twelve years.
Corey
returned to acting in 1963, appearing in a drama called “The Balcony”. Other
films in which Corey appeared include “In Cold Blood” (1967), “Little Big Man”
(1970), “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” (1970), and “Oh, God!” (1977). Jeff
appeared in two Euro-westerns “The Treasure of the Aztecs” (1965) and “Catlow”
(1971).
His
television appearances include guest spots on “The Wild Wild West”, “Bonanza” and
“Hawaii Five-O”. In 1977, Corey appeared in the mini-series “Testimony of Two
Men”.
Corey died
due to injuries from a fall in Santa Monica, California on 16 August 2002, just
six days after his 88th birthday. He was survived by his wife of 63 years, and
their three children.
Today we
remember Jeff Corey on what would have been his 100th birthday.
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