Jack Perrin was born in Three Rivers, MI, on July 25, 1896. His father, a real estate investor, had an eye on the burgeoning prospects in Los Angeles and moved his family there when Perrin was about four. Jack literally grew up witnessing the birth of the film industry, which exploded there in 1913, after Universal and Famous Players in 1936.
Perrin and his wife, Josephine Hill , had a daughter, Patricia.
Served in the US Navy during World War I.
