Biography
John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen (November 6, 1892 β January 26, 1963) was an American vaudevillian and comedian. Olsen was married twice. He had four children with his first wife, Lillian Clem: John Charles, Robert Clem, Joy, and Moya. They were later divorced. His son, Robert died of miliary tuberculosis at age 2; son J. C., an actor, died by suicide in 1956. Moya married William P. Lear of Learjet fame in 1942. Ole was involved in a serious automobile accident in 1950 and recuperated at the Lear home. In June 1961 Ole married Eileen Maria Osthoff, a dancer and choreographer he had known for eight years.
Olsen is remembered for the quote, "May you live as long as you laugh, and laugh as long as you live", which are cited on his headstone. Olsen died in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 70 of a kidney ailment, and is interred in Palm Desert Memorial in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a grave adjoining that of Chic Johnson.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 15
self 6
TV Shows 1
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
What's My Line? (1950)
Johnny at the Fair (1947)
See My Lawyer (1945)
Ghost Catchers (1944)
Crazy House (1943)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Fighting Mad (1939)
Paroled from the Big House (1938)
All Over Town (1937)
Cinema Circus (1937)
Country Gentlemen (1936)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2 (1932)
Gold Dust Gertie (1931)
50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-11-06
Deathday1963-01-26 (70 years old)
Birth PlacePeru, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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