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Jack Carter

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Jack Carter (c. 1902 – November 9, 1967) was an American actor. He is known for creating the role of Crown in the original Broadway production of Porgy (1927), and for starring in Orson Welles stage productions including Macbeth (1936) and Doctor Faustus (1937).

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