James Gilmore Backus

1913 - 1989  (76 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	James Gilmore Backus
  Born	25 Feb 1913	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920
  		1920 Backus. 1920 US census, Cuyahoga, Ohio, enumeration district 515, Family Number 41, Backus.
  Census	1930
  		1930 Backus. 1930 US census, Cuyahoga, Ohio, enumeration district 18-454, Family Number 98, Backus.
  Census	1940
  		1940 Backus 1940 US census, New York, New York, enumeration district 31-1027B, Family Number 4, Backus.
  Occupation	Actor
  		James Backus Has Lost Identity To Mr. Magoo. Register and Post Herald, Beckley, West Virginia, Saturday, June 30, 1962 TV Section, page 5.
  		Which Jim Backus series To Back? Independent Press Telegram, Long Beach, california, Sunday, January 10, 1965 page 11.
  		Jim Backus Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan's Island".
  		Jim Backus in It's a Mad Mad Mad World. Jim Backus in It's a Mad Mad Mad World. Run time 1 minute 22 seconds.
  Died	3 Jul 1989	West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
  		Jim Backus, Voice Of "Mr. Magoo", Dies. The San Bernardino County (California) Sun, Monday, July 3, 1989 pabe A2.
  		Jim Backus Obituary. Jim Backus Obituary. Run time 2 minutes 35 seconds.
  Buried	Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
  Siblings	1. Katherine J Backus,   b. 28 Feb 1910, Wisconsin ,   d. 14 Jan 1957, Dunmore Town, Harbour Island, Bahamas
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I15463	Nagel
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Russell Gould Backus,   b. 21 Apr 1880, Newark, Essex, New Jersey ,   d. 3 May 1954, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Daisy Taylor Gilmore,   b. 1889, Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Mar 1959, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	16 Nov 1908	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
  		Russell G Backus & Daisy T Gilmore Marriage. Russell G Backus & Daisy T Gilmore Pennsylvania county marriages.
  Family ID	F5250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Betty Kean,   b. 15 Dec 1915, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 29 Sep 1986, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California  (Age 70 years)
  Divorced	Yes
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F5255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Henrietta Kaye,   b. 21 Mar 1911, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Dec 2004, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California  (Age 93 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1943
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F5256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Feb 1913 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Died - 3 Jul 1989 - West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California Buried - - Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Jim Backus Jim Backus
  		Jim Backus as "Mr Magoo" Jim Backus as "Mr Magoo"
  		Thurston Howell III. Well, the actor who played Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan's Island", James Gilmore "Jim" Backus, My 8th cousin 3 times removed.
  		Mr. Magoo. Well not really he was a cartoon character, however his voice, James Gilmore "Jim" Backus is my 8th cousin 3 times removed.
  		Jim & Henny Backus. Jim & Henny Backus.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		My Favorite Jokes. The Oakland (California) Tribune, Sunday, December 23, 1962.
  		1970 Christmas Advert Jim Backus. 1970 Christmas Advert Jim Backus.
  		Jim Backus Is A Man Of Few Words. The Oakland (California) Tribune, Sunday, January 22, 1961section B, page 15.
  		Magoo's Christmas As Carol. The Manhattan (Kansas) Mercury, Friday, December 13, 1963 page 9.
  		One Talent Is Not Enough. The Decatur (Illinois) Herald, Tuesdayt, June 26, 1962 page 13.