Lane Nakano
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Tsutomo Nakano (1925–2005), also known as Lane Nakano, was an American soldier turned actor.[1]
World War II
Nakano and his twin brother Lyle were members of the family that "adopted" Mexican-American and Marine Guy Gabaldon.[2] During World War II, Nakano was interned at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center.[3] While there, he volunteered for service in the U.S. Army. He was assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.[1]
Actor
His opportunity to work as an actor began when he was discovered by Hollywood director and writer Robert Pirosh, who cast Nakano as second billing after Van Johnson in the 1951 film, Go for Broke.[4]
Career
- Go for Broke, 1951[1]
- Japanese War Bride, 1952[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lane Nakano, 80, a Soldier Turned Actor, Is Dead", The New York Times, May 11, 2005
- ↑ Varzally, Allison (2008). Making a Non-White America. Los Angeles: University of California Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0-520-25344-5.
- ↑ "National Archives: Lane Nakano". Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yenne, Bill. (2007). Rising Sons: The Japanese American GIs Who Fought for the United States in World War II, 253., p. 253, at Google Books
References
- Yenne, Bill. (2007). Rising Sons: The Japanese American GIs Who Fought for the United States in World War II. New York: Macmillan. 10-ISBN 0-312-35464-9; 13-ISBN 978-0-312-35464-0
External links
- Internet Movie Database: Lane Nakano
- TCM Movie Database: Lane Nakano
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