Please answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 230px - death place: hollywood , california , u.s. - years active: 1930 -- 1947 - caption: john arledge in 1932 - birth name: johnson lundy arledge - death date: 15 may 1947 - birth date: 12 march 1906 - name: john arledge - image: john arledge.jpg - birth place: crockett , texas , u.s. - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john arledge .
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john arledge -lrb- march 12 , 1906 -- may 15 , 1947 -rrb- was an american film and stage actor .he played dozens of supporting roles in the hollywood movies of the 1930s -- 1940s , including '' the grapes of wrath '' .