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Events on Wednesday 25 November 1981 1
1918 – 1981Jack Albertson (1918-1981)Died 25 November 1981, aged 63American actor Jack Albertson, who won an Academy Award for The Subject Was Roses and starred as Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, died in Los Angeles on 25 November 1981. He was one of a small number of performers to win an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony award. He also starred in the television sitcom Chico and the Man.