From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia John Justin 24 November 1917 29 November 2002 was a British stage and film actor John Justinian de Ledesma was born in London England the son of a welloff Argentine rancher Though he grew up on his fathers ranch he was educated at Bryanston School Dorset He developed an interest in flying and became a qualified pilot at the age of 12 though he was not allowed to fly solo at the time because of his age The acting bug bit him early By the age of 16 he had joined the Plymouth Repertory In 1937 he briefly trained with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but did not like it and soon joined the repertory company of John Gielgud In 1938 he auditioned for and won the role for which he is perhaps best remembered Ahmad in the 1940 version of The Thief of Bagdad opposite Sabu World War II broke out during the films production After completing the picture Justin joined the Royal Air Force serving as a test pilot and flying instructor He also worked on two films The Gentle Sex 1943 with Leslie Howard and Journey Together 1944 with Edward G Robinson With the wars end Justin returned to acting He made more films such as David Leans The Sound Barrier 1952 Island in the Sun 1957 and Lisztomania 1975 but his strong preference was for the stage He became a member of the Old Vic company in 1959 He made his Broadway debut in 1960 in the play Little Moon of Alban Justin was married three times first to dancer and choreographer Pola Nirenska His second marriage to actress Barbara Murray lasted from 1952 to 1964 they had three daughters From 1970 to his death in 2002 he was married to Alison McMurdo Description above from the Wikipedia article John Justin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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