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- Birth nameJohn Sigvard Olsen
- Ole Olsen was born on November 6, 1891 in Peru, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Hellzapoppin' (1941), Southland Tales (2006) and 50 Million Frenchmen (1931). He was married to Eileen O'Dare and Lillian Clem. He died on January 26, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
- SpousesEileen O'Dare(June 28, 1962 - January 26, 1963) (his death)Lillian Clem(November 18, 1912 - 1959) (divorced, 4 children)
- RelativesFrances Fisher(Sibling)
- Late in 1963, Olsen's body was shipped from Kansas, where it had been initially interred, to be buried alongside Chic Johnson at Palm Downtown Mortuary and Cemetery in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Brother of actor Steve Olsen.
- Father-in-law of William Lear, who invented the 8-track tape and the Lear Jet.
- Vaudevillian, graduate of Northwestern University.
- He had 4 children with his first wife, Lillian: son, J.C. Olsen; and daughters, Joy Pendergraft, Moya Lear, and Martha Jane, who died in infancy.
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