Johnny Mack Brown
Born: September 1, 1904, Dothan, Alabama
Died: November 14, 1974 (age 70), Woodland Hills, California
Johnny
Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor.
What do you know about Johnny Mack Brown? Try this quick quiz.
 1. Brown was a star of the high school football team. He earned a
football scholarship. Who did he play football for?
- University of Alabama
- University of Southern California
- University of Michigan
2. In that year's Rose Bowl Game, he earned Most Valuable Player
honors after scoring two of his team's three touchdowns in an upset win
over the heavily favored Washington Huskies. It earned him portrayed on
a cereal box. What was the cereal box?
- Cheerios
- Wheaties
- Shredded Wheat
3. He was cast as the star in a western movie entitled Billy the
Kid and directed by King Vidor. Who played Pat Garrett?
- John Wayne
- Wallace Beery
- William Wellman
4. In 1930, Brown played Joan Crawford's love interest in Montana
Moon.
5. The legendary Lost Generation celebration of alcohol, The Last
Flight (1931), and was being groomed by MGM as a leading man until
being replaced on a film in 1931, with all his scenes reshot. Who
replaced him in the role?
- John Wayne
- Wallace Beery
- Clark Gable
6. In his westerns, what was his horse's name?
7. His last movie was Apache Uprising in
1965. He had a minor role. Who was his character?
- Charlie Russell
- Sheriff Ben Hall
- Bill Gibson
8. Brown married Cornelia "Connie" Foster. They had 4
children. What year did they get married?
9. What was the cause of Brown's death?
- Heart failure
- Lung cancer
- Prostrate cancer
10. Where is Johnny Mack Brown buried?
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California
- Holy Trinity Cemetery, Dothan, Alabama,
- Westwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, California
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California