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What was John Houseman's original name?

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John Houseman was born in Bucharest, Romania, as Jacques Haussmann. His family immigrated to the United States when he was young, and he changed his name to John Houseman when he started acting in the 1920s. He was a successful actor, director, and producer, and he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1949 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
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