What Made John Garfield a Sex Symbol John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters.He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. He received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Four Daughters (1938) and Body and Soul (1947). Called to testify

John Garfield in this haunting scene from Pride of the Marines (1945) True story of Al Schmidt, a marine stationed at Guadalcanal. The Japanese attack came at 03:00am. 800 Japanese soldiers attacked Schmidt's unit (2nd Battalion 1st Marines) line. In order to recapture Henderson Field. After Rivers was killed Schmidt continued to fire his gun for 4 hours. At times his gun glowed red hot. | Classic Film and Television Era

In the scenes where Star of the Month John Garfield is playing the violin in HUMORESQUE ('46), the music is being performed by two professional violinists standing on either side of him, one to bow and one to finger. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM