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Johnny Weissmuller
American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 2 June 1904
- Died
- 20 January 1984, 21 January 1984
- Place of birth
- Freidorf
- Place of death
- Acapulco de Juárez
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Weissmuller
- Spouse
- Bobbe Arnst, Lupe Vélez
- Occupation
- film actor, swimmer, actor, water polo player, television actor
- Citizenship
- United States, Hungary
- Native language
- German
- Awards
- honorary citizen of Timișoara, International Swimming Hall of Fame, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- birth name
- Peter Johann Weißmüller, Weissmüller János
- cause of death
- pulmonary edema
- country for sport
- United States
- documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- educated at
- Lane Technical College Prep High School
- end of work period
- 1976
- height
- 191 cm
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nickname
- Johnny
- participant in
- 1928 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics, swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metre freestyle, swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
- start of work period
- 1931
- writing language
- English
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