Merrell Jackson
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Merrell Jackson (April 26, 1952, Illinois – February 23, 1991)[1] was an actor who played one of the apostles in the film Godspell (1973). He sang "All Good Gifts".
Jackson graduated from Chicago's Calumet High School in 1971. During his senior year he played King Melchior in a school production of the Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors that was shown on local television.[2] He joined the Goodman Theatre's touring company later in 1971, appearing in the children's musical comedy The Magic Isle.[3] He was cast for the movie version of Godspell in early 1972 before he appeared in the Chicago stage production of Godspell later that year.[4]
In the film Godspell, in the scene when Jesus is being crucified, he was the only character to literally cry.
[edit] References
- ^ SSN Social Security Death Index.
- ^ "Calumet in Concerts," Suburbanite Economist (Chicago, Illinois), Dec. 2, 1970, p. 2-S.
- ^ "Goodman theater to tour neighborhoods," Suburbanite Economist (Chicago, Illinois), Dec. 29, 1971, p. S-3.
- ^ The first Chicago stage production opened on Sept. 19, 1972, but Jackson was not in the opening cast. "'Godspell': A Vibrant Message of Joy and Love", Chicago Tribune, Sept. 20, 1972, p. B8. "Tower Ticker", Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 1972, p. 22. Columbia Pictures pressbook for the film Godspell, 1973. "Tower Ticker", Chicago Tribune, 17 April 1973, p. B2.
