Jimmy Butler (February 20, 1921February 18, 1945) was an American, juvenile, motion-pictures actor, active in the 1930s and early 1940s. Butler was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill W. Butler. He gained early acting experience at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Butler earned acclaim for his role in the 1933 film '' Only Yesterday'', his screen debut, and in 1934 his career got another significant boost when the actor earned lavish critical plaudits for his portrayal of Jim Wade in '' Manhattan Melodrama''. Later he played one of the young protagonists, Boka, in '' No Greater Glory''. On February 15, 1941, Butler married singer Jean Fahrney. They initially kept the marriage secret, but it became known in March 1941. They remained wed until his death. In 1945, Butler died in

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combat in the town of Theding, France.

Filmography

*'' Only Yesterday'' (1933) - Jim Jr. *'' Beloved'' (1934) - Charles Hausmann, as a boy *'' No Greater Glory'' (1934) - Boka *'' Manhattan Melodrama'' (1934) - Jim - as a Boy *'' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1934) - Billy Wiggs *'' I'll Fix It'' (1934) - Bobby Grimes *'' Romance in Manhattan'' (1935) - Frank Dennis *'' When a Man's a Man'' (1935) - Jimmy - Newsboy *'' Laddie'' (1935) - Leon Stanton *'' Dinky'' (1935) - Cadet Lane *'' The Awakening of Jim Burke'' (1935) - Jimmy Burke *'' The Dark Angel'' (1935) - Gerald as a Child (uncredited) *'' Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) - Boy at Service Station (uncredited) *''

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'' (1937) - Danny Storm *'' Stella Dallas'' (1937) - Con Morrison - Grown Up *''

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'' (1937) - Buddy Williams - Julie's Brother *''

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'' (1937) - Nick Pryor Jr. (uncredited) *''

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'' (1938) - Jack - Elevator Boy (uncredited) *'' Boys Town'' (1938) - Paul Ferguson *'' Winter Carnival'' (1939) - Larry Grey *'' Nurse Edith Cavell'' (1939) - Jean *'' The Escape'' (1939) - Jim Rogers *'' Call a Messenger'' (1939) - Bob Prichard *'' Star Dust'' (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

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'' (1940) - Willie Burke (uncredited) *'' Military Academy'' (1940) - Cadet Dewey *''

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'' (1941) - Matt Cooper *'' Rise and Shine'' (1941) - Student Manager (uncredited) *'' Uncle Joe'' (1941) - Bob *'' Tough As They Come'' (1942) - Gene Bennett *'' The Hard Way'' (1943) - Boy (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) - Soldier (uncredited) *'' Someone to Remember'' (1943) - Bob Edgar (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) - Rating (uncredited) *''

Girl Crazy ''Girl Crazy'' is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Co-leads Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman made their stage debuts in the first production and Rogers became an overnight sta ...

'' (1943) - Student (uncredited) (final film role)

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* * 1921 births 1945 deaths Male actors from Akron, Ohio American male film actors United States Army personnel killed in World War II 20th-century American male actors United States Army soldiers {{US-film-actor-1920s-stub