Jack Albertson Biography
Jack Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American character actor dating to vaudeville. A comedian, dancer, singer, and musician, Albertson is perhaps best known for his roles as Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Grandpa Joe in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Amos Slade in the 1981 animated film "The Fox and the Hound" (1981), and as Ed Brown in the 1974-1978 television sitcom Chico and the Man.
For contributions to the television industry, Jack Albertson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6253 Hollywood Boulevard.
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A Gift of a Chocolate Factory
Wonka:
How did you like the chocolate factory, Charlie?
Charlie:
I think it's the most wonderful place in the whole world.
Wonka:
I'm very pleased to hear you say that, because I'm giving it to you.
Charlie: [gasps softly in surprise]
What?
Wonka:
That's all right, isn't it?
Grandpa Joe:
You're giving Charlie the...?
Wonka:
I can't go on forever, and I don't really want to try. So who can I trust to run the factory when I leave and take care of the Oompa Loompas for me? Not a grown up. A grown up would wanna do everything his own way, not mine. That's why I decided a long time ago that I had to find a child, a very honest, loving child, to whom I could tell all my most precious candy-making secrets.
Charlie:
And that's why you sent out the golden tickets.
Wonka:
That's right. So the factory's yours, Charlie. You can move in immediately.
Grandpa Joe:
And me?
Wonka:
Absolutely.
Charlie:
What happens to the rest...?
Wonka: [[family]
The whole ]. I want you to bring them all.
Wonka:
But, Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted.
Charlie:
What happened?
Wonka: [smiles, and hugs Charlie again]
He lived happily ever after.
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