Jacob Julius Garfinkel, also known as John Garfield (1913"1952).March 5, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Yesterday was my birthday. I share the date with an actor born in 1913, who is (unfortunately) largely unknown today. But through the 1930s and 40s, he had an intensity on both stage and screen that made him the precursor to James Dean, Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando. In fact, he was offer…
