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Allan Nixon

January 01, 1970

Allan Hobbs Nixon (August 17, 1915 – April 13, 1995) was an American actor and novelist.

Allan Nixon
An autographed photo
BornAugust 17, 1915
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedApril 13, 1995(1995-04-13) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Actor, novelist
SpouseMarie Wilson (married 1942-1950)

Career edit

Nixon was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1915. He studied journalism the University of Richmond but left college to play football professionally.[1] He was signed to the Washington Redskins but only played in the exhibition season. After a stint with a farm team in Norfolk, Virginia, he wrestled professionally, and then went to New York to become a reporter. Instead, 6'6 and attractive Nixon ended up modeling and was scouted by MGM.[2]

He was drafted during World War II, but his wife, Marie Wilson, saw to it that he was assigned guard duty. Nixon also starred in the sex hygiene film Three Cadets made by the First Motion Picture Unit. Republic Pictures had been interested in putting him in westerns, but this interest had faded by the end of the war.[2]

RKO considered Nixon for the role of Tarzan following the retirement of Johnny Weissmuller, but the role went to Lex Barker.[2]

He is most known for his leading role in the independent film Prehistoric Women.[2]

He appeared in the Carleton Holmes play Free for All in Los Angeles in 1947,[3] with a review stating that he had played his role with "effective sincerity."[4] He appeared in the play Kitty Doone by Aben Kandel in 1949.[5] He was also on stage in Miranda, You Only Twinkle Once, Rain, School for Scandal, Three Out of Four, and Anna Lucasta; the latter was a touring production in which Ann Dvorak costarred.[2]

Shortly after being signed by Columbia and performing in the successful Hugo Haas film Pickup, Nixon began refusing the small roles in B pictures offered to him. He was blacklisted by Harry Cohn and months later asked to be released from his contract. He claimed that all of the studios banded together to keep him from working. Nixon, by then divorced from Wilson, worked in construction for several years.[2]

Producer Ron Ormond cast him in such films as Outlaw Women and Mesa of Lost Women and as the lead in Gulliver and the Little People, a modern take on Gulliver's Travels, but the series was not picked up.[6] Nixon appeared on various television shows in the 1950s and early 1960s, including Gunsmoke.[2]

Nixon was an informant for Confidential Magazine;[7][8] this became public knowledge during the Confidential trial in 1957.[2]

Nixon became a writer in the early 1960s, publishing novels with such titles as The Sex Symbol and The Bitch Goddess. He wrote under his own name and the pseudonyms Nick Allen as well as several Shaft novels under the pen name Don Romano,[9] finding more success as a writer than as an actor. He later reflected on his career as an actor, "Things went wrong, just put it that way. I'm not bitter. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the people I met and the fun I had."[2]

Personal life and death edit

Nixon met actress Marie Wilson while they were filming Rookies on Parade. Wilson was still engaged to director Nick Grinde when she and Nixon eloped in 1942. After two separations and reconciliations, they divorced in 1950 following years of stress due to Nixon's underemployment, and public embarrassments due to Nixon's tendency to get into violent altercations and drive under the influence of alcohol.[2][10]

Nixon married three more times. His second marriage, to Alma Hammond, was annulled shortly after it took place in 1954.[2] He and his third wife, Velda May Paulsen, got into a violent altercation that made headlines in early 1958. Paulsen went to visit an old boyfriend, Burt Lancaster, in the hospital. Nixon, displeased that his wife went to see Lancaster, reportedly struck Paulsen, and Paulsen attacked him with kitchen knives Nixon had given her for Christmas. The fight resulted in Paulsen being arrested for attempted murder, but Nixon refused to press charges and the two reconciled.[11] She died of burns suffered in an explosion later that year.[2][12] Nixon's fourth wife was Maria Magda.[2]

He was a longtime friend of Arthur Kennedy[13] and John Lund, the latter of whom had played Wilson's boyfriend in the My Friend Irma films.[14]

Nixon died of emphysema in 1995.[2]

Partial filmography edit

Selected novels edit

  • Blessed Are the Damned. New York: Paperback Library. 1963. OCLC 1007773647.
  • Nobody Hides Forever. New York: Paperback Library. 1964. OCLC 1017134361. Later titled The Star.
  • The Last of Vicky. New York: Paperback Library. 1966. OCLC 1007773138.
  • Malibu Pickup. North Hollywood, California: Brandon House. 1966. OCLC 646179292.
  • Get Garrity. North Hollywood, California: Brandon House. 1966. OCLC 646156932.
  • The Actor. New York: Paperback Library. 1968. OCLC 9679097.
  • Shadow of a Man. New York: Avon Books. 1969. ISBN 0380460602. OCLC 655840881.
  • The Sex Symbol. London: New English Library. 1969. OCLC 877766330.
  • The Starlet. London: New English Library. 1969. OCLC 877218998.
  • The Bitch Goddess: A Novel of Hollywood on the Make. Paperback Library. 1969. OCLC 30269330.
  • Garrity. London: New English Library. 1970. OCLC 877160953.
  • Go for Garrity. New York: Avon Books. 1970. OCLC 54061390.
  • The Gold and Glory Guy. New York: Avon. 1970.
  • The Scavengers. London: New English Library. 1970. OCLC 441031808.
  • Good night Garrity. London: New English Library. 1971. OCLC 877161043.
  • Power Man. New York: Avon. 1972. OCLC 18437417.
  • Nikki. Playboy Press. 1977. ISBN 9780872163836.

As Nick Allen edit

  • The Meal Ticket. North Hollywood, California: Brandon House. 1966. OCLC 646185047.
  • Dynasty of Decadence. North Hollywood, California: Brandon House. 1966. OCLC 475671848.

As Don Romano edit

  • Operation Porno. New York: Pyramid Books. 1973. ISBN 0515031704. OCLC 30535919.
  • Operation Cocaine. New York: Pyramid Books. 1973. OCLC 1030954.
  • Operation Hit Man. New York: Pyramid Books. 1974. ISBN 0515034444. OCLC 9766751.

References edit

  1. ^ "Allan Nixon; Actor in Film and TV Westerns". The Los Angeles Times. 1995-05-01. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Wagner, Laura (Winter 2014–2015). "Allan Nixon: Off the Deep End". Films of the Golden Age. 79: 78–80.
  3. ^ "Legitimate: Plays Out of Town - Free for All". Variety. Vol. 168, no. 3. 1947-09-24. p. 52 – via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive.
  4. ^ Fischler, Alan (1947-10-04). "Legitimate: OUT-OF-TOWN OPENINGS - FREE FOR ALL". The Billboard. Vol. 59, no. 39. p. 32 – via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive.
  5. ^ "Legitimate: Kitty Doone". Variety. Vol. 64, no. 1. 1949-12-14. p. 60 – via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive.
  6. ^ "Film Report" (PDF). Broadcasting Telecasting. 1952-08-18. p. 90. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  7. ^ Scott, Henry E. (2010-01-19). Shocking True Story: The Rise and Fall of Confidential, "America's Most Scandalous Scandal Magazine". Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-37897-2.
  8. ^ Barbas, Samantha (2018-09-04). Confidential Confidential: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-0-912777-56-6.
  9. ^ Aldous, Steve (2015-10-05). The World of Shaft: A Complete Guide to the Novels, Comic Strip, Films and Television Series. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2223-1.
  10. ^ Tranberg, Charles. (2006). Not so dumb : the life and career of Marie Wilson. Albany, GA: BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-049-3. OCLC 70803507.
  11. ^ "Allan Nixon Says Wife Stabbed Him with Knives He Gave Her for Christmas". Lowell Sun. 1958-01-19. p. 14 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  12. ^ "Obituaries". Variety. 1958-10-08. p. 79 – via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive.
  13. ^ "Veteran Character Actor Arthur Kennedy Dead at 75". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  14. ^ "JOHN LUND, 81, HANDSOME LEADING MAN OF '40S, '50S". The Lewiston Tribune. 1992-05-12. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

External links edit

Allan Nixon at IMDb

January 01, 1970
allan, nixon, allan, hobbs, nixon, august, 1915, april, 1995, american, actor, novelist, autographed, photobornaugust, 1915boston, massachusettsdiedapril, 1995, 1995, aged, angeles, californiaoccupation, actor, novelistspousemarie, wilson, married, 1942, 1950,. Allan Hobbs Nixon August 17 1915 April 13 1995 was an American actor and novelist Allan NixonAn autographed photoBornAugust 17 1915Boston MassachusettsDiedApril 13 1995 1995 04 13 aged 79 Los Angeles CaliforniaOccupation s Actor novelistSpouseMarie Wilson married 1942 1950 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life and death 3 Partial filmography 4 Selected novels 4 1 As Nick Allen 4 2 As Don Romano 5 References 6 External linksCareer editNixon was born in Boston Massachusetts in 1915 He studied journalism the University of Richmond but left college to play football professionally 1 He was signed to the Washington Redskins but only played in the exhibition season After a stint with a farm team in Norfolk Virginia he wrestled professionally and then went to New York to become a reporter Instead 6 6 and attractive Nixon ended up modeling and was scouted by MGM 2 He was drafted during World War II but his wife Marie Wilson saw to it that he was assigned guard duty Nixon also starred in the sex hygiene film Three Cadets made by the First Motion Picture Unit Republic Pictures had been interested in putting him in westerns but this interest had faded by the end of the war 2 RKO considered Nixon for the role of Tarzan following the retirement of Johnny Weissmuller but the role went to Lex Barker 2 He is most known for his leading role in the independent film Prehistoric Women 2 He appeared in the Carleton Holmes play Free for All in Los Angeles in 1947 3 with a review stating that he had played his role with effective sincerity 4 He appeared in the play Kitty Doone by Aben Kandel in 1949 5 He was also on stage in Miranda You Only Twinkle Once Rain School for Scandal Three Out of Four and Anna Lucasta the latter was a touring production in which Ann Dvorak costarred 2 Shortly after being signed by Columbia and performing in the successful Hugo Haas film Pickup Nixon began refusing the small roles in B pictures offered to him He was blacklisted by Harry Cohn and months later asked to be released from his contract He claimed that all of the studios banded together to keep him from working Nixon by then divorced from Wilson worked in construction for several years 2 Producer Ron Ormond cast him in such films as Outlaw Women and Mesa of Lost Women and as the lead in Gulliver and the Little People a modern take on Gulliver s Travels but the series was not picked up 6 Nixon appeared on various television shows in the 1950s and early 1960s including Gunsmoke 2 Nixon was an informant for Confidential Magazine 7 8 this became public knowledge during the Confidential trial in 1957 2 Nixon became a writer in the early 1960s publishing novels with such titles as The Sex Symbol and The Bitch Goddess He wrote under his own name and the pseudonyms Nick Allen as well as several Shaft novels under the pen name Don Romano 9 finding more success as a writer than as an actor He later reflected on his career as an actor Things went wrong just put it that way I m not bitter I enjoyed it I enjoyed the people I met and the fun I had 2 Personal life and death editNixon met actress Marie Wilson while they were filming Rookies on Parade Wilson was still engaged to director Nick Grinde when she and Nixon eloped in 1942 After two separations and reconciliations they divorced in 1950 following years of stress due to Nixon s underemployment and public embarrassments due to Nixon s tendency to get into violent altercations and drive under the influence of alcohol 2 10 Nixon married three more times His second marriage to Alma Hammond was annulled shortly after it took place in 1954 2 He and his third wife Velda May Paulsen got into a violent altercation that made headlines in early 1958 Paulsen went to visit an old boyfriend Burt Lancaster in the hospital Nixon displeased that his wife went to see Lancaster reportedly struck Paulsen and Paulsen attacked him with kitchen knives Nixon had given her for Christmas The fight resulted in Paulsen being arrested for attempted murder but Nixon refused to press charges and the two reconciled 11 She died of burns suffered in an explosion later that year 2 12 Nixon s fourth wife was Maria Magda 2 He was a longtime friend of Arthur Kennedy 13 and John Lund the latter of whom had played Wilson s boyfriend in the My Friend Irma films 14 Nixon died of emphysema in 1995 2 Partial filmography editThree Cadets 1941 sex hygiene short Rookies on Parade 1942 uncredited Linda Be Good 1947 Siren of Atlantis 1949 Prehistoric Women 1950 Pickup 1951 Outlaw Women 1952 Road to Bali 1952 uncredited Mesa of Lost Women 1953 Untamed Mistress 1956 also uncredited codirector Apache Warrior 1957 Wall of Noise 1963 uncredited Selected novels editBlessed Are the Damned New York Paperback Library 1963 OCLC 1007773647 Nobody Hides Forever New York Paperback Library 1964 OCLC 1017134361 Later titled The Star The Last of Vicky New York Paperback Library 1966 OCLC 1007773138 Malibu Pickup North Hollywood California Brandon House 1966 OCLC 646179292 Get Garrity North Hollywood California Brandon House 1966 OCLC 646156932 The Actor New York Paperback Library 1968 OCLC 9679097 Shadow of a Man New York Avon Books 1969 ISBN 0380460602 OCLC 655840881 The Sex Symbol London New English Library 1969 OCLC 877766330 The Starlet London New English Library 1969 OCLC 877218998 The Bitch Goddess A Novel of Hollywood on the Make Paperback Library 1969 OCLC 30269330 Garrity London New English Library 1970 OCLC 877160953 Go for Garrity New York Avon Books 1970 OCLC 54061390 The Gold and Glory Guy New York Avon 1970 The Scavengers London New English Library 1970 OCLC 441031808 Good night Garrity London New English Library 1971 OCLC 877161043 Power Man New York Avon 1972 OCLC 18437417 Nikki Playboy Press 1977 ISBN 9780872163836 As Nick Allen edit The Meal Ticket North Hollywood California Brandon House 1966 OCLC 646185047 Dynasty of Decadence North Hollywood California Brandon House 1966 OCLC 475671848 As Don Romano edit Operation Porno New York Pyramid Books 1973 ISBN 0515031704 OCLC 30535919 Operation Cocaine New York Pyramid Books 1973 OCLC 1030954 Operation Hit Man New York Pyramid Books 1974 ISBN 0515034444 OCLC 9766751 References edit Allan Nixon Actor in Film and TV Westerns The Los Angeles Times 1995 05 01 Retrieved 2020 01 08 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Wagner Laura Winter 2014 2015 Allan Nixon Off the Deep End Films of the Golden Age 79 78 80 Legitimate Plays Out of Town Free for All Variety Vol 168 no 3 1947 09 24 p 52 via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive Fischler Alan 1947 10 04 Legitimate OUT OF TOWN OPENINGS FREE FOR ALL The Billboard Vol 59 no 39 p 32 via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive Legitimate Kitty Doone Variety Vol 64 no 1 1949 12 14 p 60 via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive Film Report PDF Broadcasting Telecasting 1952 08 18 p 90 Retrieved 2019 01 08 Scott Henry E 2010 01 19 Shocking True Story The Rise and Fall of Confidential America s Most Scandalous Scandal Magazine Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 978 0 307 37897 2 Barbas Samantha 2018 09 04 Confidential Confidential The Inside Story of Hollywood s Notorious Scandal Magazine Chicago Review Press ISBN 978 0 912777 56 6 Aldous Steve 2015 10 05 The World of Shaft A Complete Guide to the Novels Comic Strip Films and Television Series McFarland ISBN 978 1 4766 2223 1 Tranberg Charles 2006 Not so dumb the life and career of Marie Wilson Albany GA BearManor Media ISBN 978 1 59393 049 3 OCLC 70803507 Allan Nixon Says Wife Stabbed Him with Knives He Gave Her for Christmas Lowell Sun 1958 01 19 p 14 via NewspaperArchive com Obituaries Variety 1958 10 08 p 79 via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive Veteran Character Actor Arthur Kennedy Dead at 75 AP NEWS Retrieved 2020 02 14 JOHN LUND 81 HANDSOME LEADING MAN OF 40S 50S The Lewiston Tribune 1992 05 12 Retrieved 2020 02 14 External links editAllan Nixon at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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