1913 - 1989 (76 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
James Gilmore Backus |
Born |
25 Feb 1913 |
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1920 |
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1920 Backus. 1920 US census, Cuyahoga, Ohio, enumeration district 515, Family Number 41, Backus. |
Census |
1930 |
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1930 Backus. 1930 US census, Cuyahoga, Ohio, enumeration district 18-454, Family Number 98, Backus. |
Census |
1940 |
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1940 Backus 1940 US census, New York, New York, enumeration district 31-1027B, Family Number 4, Backus.
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Occupation |
Actor |
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James Backus Has Lost Identity To Mr. Magoo. Register and Post Herald, Beckley, West Virginia, Saturday, June 30, 1962 TV Section, page 5. |
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Which Jim Backus series To Back? Independent Press Telegram, Long Beach, california, Sunday, January 10, 1965 page 11. |
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Jim Backus Jim Backus as Thurston Howell III on "Gilligan's Island". |
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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 |
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Jim Backus, Voice Of "Mr. Magoo", Dies. The San Bernardino County (California) Sun, Monday, July 3, 1989 pabe A2. |
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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 |
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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 |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 25 Feb 1913 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio |
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| Died - 3 Jul 1989 - West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
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| Buried - - Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Documents
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| 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. |
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