Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr March 28 1912 October 2 1962 was an American actor in radio film and television He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The HitchHiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat Lovejoy was born in the Bronx New York City and grew up in New Jersey He worked on Wall Street as a teenager but the Great Depression of 1929 cost him his job He then turned to acting appearing in touring companies throughout the Northeast He made his Broadway debut in 1934 in the play They Knew What They Wanted Lovejoy began his radio career in the early 1940s appearing on such shows as Gang Busters and This Is Your FBI He also starred in the radio drama Night Beat which ran from 1949 to 1955 Lovejoy made his film debut in 1948 in the film Black Bart He went on to appear in over 50 films including In a Lonely Place 1950 The HitchHiker 1953 Strategic Air Command 1955 and Goodbye My Fancy 1956 Lovejoy also had a successful television career He starred in the series Man Against Crime 19561957 and Meet McGraw 19571962 Lovejoy died of a heart attack in New York City in 1962 at the age of 50 He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960
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