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James Kirkwood (James Kirkwood Jr.) was born on 22 August, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American playwright and actor (1924–1989). Discover James Kirkwood's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 113 years old?

Popular As James Kirkwood Jr.
Occupation actor,director,writer
Age 113 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 22 August, 1876
Birthday 22 August
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of death 21 April, 1989
Died Place New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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James Kirkwood Height, Weight & Measurements

At 113 years old, James Kirkwood height is 6' (1.83 m) .

Physical Status
Height 6' (1.83 m)
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Who Is James Kirkwood's Wife?

His wife is Beatrice Powers (24 September 1931 - 7 April 1934) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Lila Lee (25 July 1923 - 21 August 1931) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Gertrude Robinson (30 September 1916 - 19 July 1923) ( divorced)

Family
Parents James Kirkwood Sr. Lila Lee
Wife Beatrice Powers (24 September 1931 - 7 April 1934) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Lila Lee (25 July 1923 - 21 August 1931) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Gertrude Robinson (30 September 1916 - 19 July 1923) ( divorced)
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James Kirkwood Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is James Kirkwood worth at the age of 113 years old? James Kirkwood’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated James Kirkwood's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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1924

James Kirkwood Jr.. (August 22, 1924 – April 21, 1989) was an American playwright, author and actor.

1953

From 1953 to 1957, he played Mickey Emerson on the soap opera Valiant Lady.

Kirkwood wrote the semi-autobiographical novel There Must Be a Pony, made into a television film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Wagner.

Other novels include P.S. Your Cat Is Dead (adapted into a play of the same name, which was, in turn, adapted into a film by Steve Guttenberg), Good Times/Bad Times, Some Kind of Hero, and Hit Me with a Rainbow.

1959

In 1959, Kirkwood appeared on Perry Mason as Johnny Baylor, son of Sen. Harriman Baylor, in "The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll."

1968

In 1968, Kirkwood signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War (his novel Some Kind of Hero is centered on a prisoner of war in, and back home from, Vietnam).

1970

In 1970, Simon & Schuster published Kirkwood's American Grotesque about the trial of Clay Shaw.

Shaw, a New Orleans businessman, was tried by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison on charges that he was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate United States President John F. Kennedy and later acquitted.

Kirkus Reviews wrote that "Kirkwood's portrait of Shaw as St. Sebastian is overdone to the point of self defeat" and that "the book does clinch the impression that legal grounds for the conspiracy charges were insufficient."

1976

In 1976 he received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the Broadway hit A Chorus Line.

Kirkwood was born in Los Angeles.

His father James Kirkwood Sr. was an actor and director in silent films, and his mother was actress Lila Lee.

He had a half sister Joan Mary Kirkwood Thompson.

After their divorce, he spent much of his time with his mother's family in Elyria, Ohio, where he graduated from high school.

Kirkwood won the 1976 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama with collaborator Nicholas Dante for A Chorus Line.

1987

Kirkwood also wrote the comedic play Legends! which toured the United States with Mary Martin and Carol Channing in 1987.

The plot concerns a producer with a sure-fire commercial script, but no credibility, who lures two out-of-work but long-time feuding actresses "of a certain age" to star in his putative Broadway production.

Legends! was the most financially successful road production of that season, but when producers insisted on cutting an important speech about breast cancer by Mary Martin's character, the actress declared she would complete her contractual obligation, but would not open the play on Broadway, and the show closed on the road.

Kirkwood wrote a book about the production of Legends! titled Diary of a Mad Playwright: Perilous Adventures on the Road with Mary Martin and Carol Channing.

A revival of Legends! was mounted with Joan Collins and Linda Evans of Dynasty fame.

1989

Kirkwood died in his Manhattan apartment of AIDS-related complications in 1989.

In Kirkwood's memory, his friends and admirers established the James Kirkwood Literary Prize to honor new generations of fiction writers for their literary achievements.

The competition is hosted by the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, and the winner is determined by Andrew Morse, the prize's benefactor.

2006

It toured more than 30 cities in the United States and Canada beginning in autumn 2006, but did not appear on Broadway as had been planned.