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Dana James "Jim" Hutton (May 31, 1934 – June 2, 1979). Hutton was born in Binghamton, New York, the son of Helen and Thomas R. Hutton, an editor and managing editor of the Binghamton Press.[1] Hutton's parents divorced while he was an infant, and he never knew his father. Hutton was expelled from five high schools due to behavior problems but had excellent grades and test scores. After starting his school newspaper's sports column, he earned a scholarship in journalism from Syracuse University. He was expelled from both Syracuse and Niagara University and pursued his career as an actor in Greenwich Village.

Hutton served in the United States Army and starred in over 40 Army training films before going to Berlin to serve in special service. Hutton personally founded the American Community Theater by spearheading the renovation of theaters abandoned during World War II. He established the first English-speaking theater in Berlin. Hutton was performing in live theater in Germany while with the United States Army when he was spotted by American film director Douglas Sirk. Sirk used him in a small role in a film and secured him the promise of a contract with Universal Studios. When Hutton got out of the Army that contract expired, but he was eventually signed to a long-term contract by MGM. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Hutton