1952 Woodward High School yearbook

Jamie as Maxwell Q. Klinger

Jamie Farr (Jameel Joseph Farah)

Farr played the role of cross-dressing Corporal Klinger on CBS-TV’s
M*A*S*H (1972-1983). He was born in Toledo, Ohio where his first role
won him two dollars in a acting contest at age 11. Farr’s first film roles
were in 1955 in Blackboard Jungle (billed as Jameel Farah) and as a
fruit vendor in Kismet (un-credited). After this, he joined the United
States Army for two years, with service in Japan and Korea

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