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George Jessel

American actor, singer, songwriter, film producer (1898-1981).

Born April 3rd, 1898 in The Bronx.

Died May 24th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Occupations
actor, film actor, film producer, film screenwriter, singer, singer-songwriter, stage actor, television actor, television writer

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel