<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1948--2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Partner (s) </Th> <Td> James Bridges (1958--1993; his death) </Td> </Tr> <P> Jack Edward Larson (February 8, 1928--September 20, 2015) was an American actor, librettist, screenwriter and producer . He is best known for his portrayal of photographer / cub reporter Jimmy Olsen on the television series Adventures of Superman . </P> <P> Larson was born on February 8, 1928 in Los Angeles, the son of Anita (Calicoff), a Western Union clerk, and George Larson, a milk truck driver . His father was of Swedish and English descent, and his mother was from a Jewish family (from Russia and Germany). He was reared in Pasadena . He graduated from Montebello High School in 1945, aged 17, and at times claimed 1933 as his birth year . </P>

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