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- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- John Wood was born on November 11, 1909 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Over She Goes (1937), Housemaster (1938) and The Last Days of Pompeii (1935). He died on March 1, 1965 in Australia.
- He served as a signalman in the Second World War, was captured by the Japanese, and spent years in Changi prisoner-of-war camp, where he was one of the leaders of the entertainments section. Russell Braddon said he was "the greatest source of stage anecdotes and comic songs that Changi knew".
- Sued Stan Laurel and his stunt double, Ham Kinsey, claiming back injuries after Laurel and Kinsey threw him in the ducking pond on the set. The lawsuit specified $40,500 in damages, but was settled out-of-court.
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