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John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985), was an American actor turned politician. He was 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955, and U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland. As an actor, he was often credited simply as John Lodge. Lodge was born in Washington, D.C.. His father was George Cabot Lodge, a poet, through whom he was a grandson of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and great-great-great-grandson of Senator George Cabot. His mother was Mathilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen (Davis) Lodge. He had two sibling: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., also a politician, and... MORE

John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985), was an American actor turned politician. He was 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955, and U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina and Switzerland. As an actor, he was often credited simply as John Lodge. Lodge was born in Washington, D.C.. His father was George Cabot Lodge, a poet, through whom he was a grandson of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and great-great-great-grandson of Senator George Cabot. His mother was Mathilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen (Davis) Lodge. He had two sibling: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., also a politician, and Helena Lodge de Streel, a baroness. He married actress Francesca Braggiotti (1902-1998). Lodge attended the Evans School for Boys in Mesa, Arizona, the Middlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts, Ecole de Droit, Paris, France, and St. Albans School, Washington, D.C. In 1925, he graduated from Harvard University, where he was a member of the Fox Club. In 1929, he graduated from Harvard Law School. In 1932, he was admitted to the New York bar and commenced practice in New York City. During the 1930s and after a brief career as a lawyer Lodge worked as an actor on screen and stage, appearing in starring LESS