He ultimately lost the Oscar to James Dunn for his role as Johnny Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, the dramatic film directorial debut of Elia Kazan of East of Eden and On the Waterfront acclaim.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Dunn, and his siblings Oscar Dunn, Ellen Eyerly Dunn and Leslie Gros. John was born in Erie, PA on August 19, 1944. He graduated from ...