- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Wesley Horne Jr.
- Son of director James W. Horne and silent screen actress Cleo Ridgely. Cousin of director George Stevens. Twin brother of actress June Harris; former brother-in-law of actor/director Jackie Cooper; uncle of Jackie Cooper Jr.. Awarded two Bronze Stars during service in World War II as a U.S. Army combat photographer in the European Theater.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Spouses'Francesca "Francine" Marlowe'(January 8, 1964 - December 29, 2008) (his death)Ann Fredericks (divorced)
- Parents
- RelativesJackie Cooper Jr.(Niece or Nephew)
- Second wife was National Director of the Barbizon School of Modeling.
- Abandoned acting career to pursue fashion and advertising modeling; as Jim Horne, based in New York, became one of the top male models of the 50s and 60s, in print and on television.
- Married his first wife on "Bride and Groom," one of the most popular national radio programs of the 1940s.
- Interviewed with David O. Selznick upon his return from military service, who told him he had the looks for stardom.
- Tested for the lead in L'Esclave aux mains d'or (1939), but lost the part to another unknown named William Holden. A few years later during World War II Horne and Holden were bunkmates in Army training.
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