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Birth Name: James H. Pierce
Born: 8 August 1900 Died: 11 December 1983
Country of origin: 
United States
Height: 6' 4"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Joan Burroughs
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He had been an all-American center for Indiana University when he graduated in 1921. He coached football for two years in Arizona and tried amateur acting. He won the lead in Leatherstocking (1924), and stayed to coach at Glendale (California) High School. His teams included future film stars John Wayne, Robert Livingston and Addison Randall (Livingston's brother, who would later be known as cowboy star Jack Randall). During a party at Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzana ranch, Burroughs convinced Pierce to play Tarzan. Taking the role (which paid $75 a week) required Pierce to back out of the aviator part already offered him in Alas
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1. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
| Rating: | 154 Watched |
2. Wings (1927)
| Rating: | 129 Watched |
3. Horse Feathers (1932)
| Rating: | 151 Watched |
4. You Only Live Once (1937)
| Rating: | 85 Watched |
5. Follow the Fleet (1936)
| Rating: | 63 Watched |
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