Swathed in the glittering vestments of tinsel-town, Jack Axelrod, the seasoned veteran who brought joy to living rooms across America and beyond from the theatrically echoing halls of General Hospital, has bowed his final curtain call at the age of 93. On November 28, Mr. Axelrod, left the cosmic stage, his departure noted with significant sentimentality by his representative, Jennifer Garland.
A character actor of ceaseless charisma, Axelrod's trajectory toward stardom saw a fascinating detour. Imagine - before the camera's eager orbit, before the audition room's palpable trepidation, before the Broadway's incandescent allure - Axelrod, an architect by design. It was not until he found himself stepping over the precipice of his forties that the siren song of show business beckoned him to her emerald-lit shores.
