Jacob ‘Jack’ Curtis Jr.
was the son of agent Jack Curtis Sr. (Jacob Zinn) and Vaudeville star Mabel Ford
[1888-1982]. He was born on June 16, 1926, in
Queens, New York. Jack was the half-brother actress, singer [1906-1963]. Jack’s
aunt was actress Dora Ford and cousin of magician Roy Benson (Edward Emerson Ford McQuaid) [1914-1977]. As a teenager in the 1940s he first got
into voice acting. He performed on a myriad of radio shows, including Coast to
Coast on a Bus, where he first met Peter Fernandez. Jack did many voice-overs and cartoon voices. He did not appear
before the camera because he was born with a defect; his hand had been wrapped
up in his mother's umbilical cord and never formed properly. He played the
piano, however, quite well. He was a wonderful musician and was very witty. He
had a wonderful sense of humor and always made puns and played on words. His
voice was featured in several cartoons, Speed Racer, Marine Boy and Kimba the
White Lion. He directed, shot and edited a film called “The Flesh Eaters”
(1964) under a pseudonym. He wasn't a union member and didn't want to get in
trouble. His main career was as an editor. He had a company called Film Sync
and did a lot of dubbing. In September 1970, at the age of 44 Jack met his
untimely death from pneumonia, which he contracted in the hospital for which he
could not be treated as he was allergic to penicillin.
CURTIS, Jack
(aka Curt Jacques) [6/16/1926, Queens, New York, U.S.A. – 9/?/1970, New York
City, New York, U.S.A.] – director, film editor, voice actor, married to
writer, actress Paulette Rubinstein (1964-1970) father of producer, actress Liane
Alexandra Curtis [1965- ].
Jack Curtis’
Euro-western dubbing:
Fistful
of Dollars – 1964 [English voice of Pepe Calvo, Mario Brega, José Riesgo, gunman, additional voices]
[submitted
by Mike Ferguson]
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