Jim Lovell Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
James Arthur "Jim" Lovell, Jr., (born March 25, 1928) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered a critical failure en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control. Lovell was also the command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first Apollo mission to enter lunar orbit. Lovell is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, the first of only three people to fly to the Moon twice, and the only one to have flown there twice without making a landing. Lovell was also the first person to fly in space four times.
Full Name
Jim Lovell
Net Worth
$700,000
Date Of Birth
March 25, 1928
Place Of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Height
1.8 m, 1.8 m
Profession
Test pilot, Astronaut, Writer, Actor, Naval Officer, Astronaut, Actor, Writer, Test pilot, Naval Officer
Education
United States Naval Academy, MacDowell Montessori School, University of Southern California, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States Naval Academy, University of Southern California, MacDowell Montessori School, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nationality
American, American
Spouse
Marilyn Lovell, Marilyn Lovell
Children
Jeffrey Gerlach, Barbara Gerlach, James Gerlach, Susan Gerlach, Jeffrey Gerlach, Barbara Gerlach, James Gerlach, Susan Gerlach
Parents
Blanche Lovell, James Arthur Lovell, Blanche Lovell, James Arthur Lovell
Nicknames
Lovell, Jim, James Lovell, Jim Lovell
IMDB
Awards
Hubbard Medal, Hubbard Medal
Nominations
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Movies
Apollo 13, Apollo 13
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
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Houston, we've had a problem here.
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The Moon is essentially gray, no color. It looks like plaster of Paris, like dirty beach sand with lots of footprints in it. [Christmas Day, 1968]
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Fact
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Inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame in 1993.
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One of the most experienced NASA astronauts from the Apollo era having flown two Genmini flights and two Apollo flights.
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Flew with Frank Borman on Gemini 7 setting a duration record and rendezvousing with Gemini 6.
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Flew with Buzz Aldrin as commander on Gemini 12 rendezvousing with an Agena target vehicle and conducting a two hour EVA (Aldrin) to prove that man could work in space.
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On Apollo 8 he again flew with Frank Borman and Bill Anders becoming the first men to leave earth orbit and circle the moon. They made a memorable Christmas Eve television broadcast showing the lunar surface and reading from the first chapter of Genesis.
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Commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 with Jack" Swigert and Fred W. Haise re-energizing the world's interest in the Apollo program while trying to survive in their lifeboat Aquarius.
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During the Apollo 8 mission, Lovell and the other crew members did a Christmas Eve broadcast in which they read some passages from the Bible and wished everyone on Earth a Merry Christmas. The following day, Lovell jokingly told Mission Control that he had seen Santa Claus.
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Retired from the Navy with the rank of Captain. He stressed this when given the cameo role in "Apollo 13".
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Currently lives in Lake Forest, Illinois, an affluent suburb of Chicago. His family operates an upscale restaurant in Lake Forest, called Lovell's; his son, Jay, is the head chef.
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Has a major street named in his honor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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One of only three men to have visited the Moon twice - though Lovell is the only one of the three never to walk on it. The others are John Young and Eugene Cernan.
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Was turned down for selection to become one of the original seven Mercury astronauts in 1959. He subsequently succeeded in becoming one of the nine new astronauts (aka "The Gemini Nine" or "The New Nine") selected for the upcoming Gemini and Apollo programs in September of 1962.
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At the conclusion of the Gemini program, in November of 1966, he had spent a total of eighteen days in outer space (fourteen days as the co-pilot of Gemini VII, and four days as the Command Pilot of Gemini XII). That gave him the record of more time in space than any other American astronaut, or Russian cosmonaut. With the added time of his subsequent Apollo missions, it was a recond he held until May of 1973.
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United States Naval Officer who began his career in May 1946 after enlisting in the U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1948, after two years of inactive reserve duty, was discharged from enlisted status to receive appointment to the Naval Academy. Graduated in June 1952 to receive commission as an Ensign, USN, under the service number 507205. Served as a Naval Aviator, Experimental Test Pilot, and later Command Astronaut until February 1973. Retired February 29, 1973 in the grade of Captain, United States Navy.
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Appointed as Midshipman, United States Naval Academy, on July 3, 1948 by recommendation from Congressman John Brophy of Wisconsin
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10 grandchildren
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Children: Barbara L (b. 13 Oct 1953), James A, Jr. (b. 15 Feb 1955), Susan K (b. 14 Jul 1958), Jeffrey (b. 14 Jan 1966)
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US astronaut on Gemini 7 and 12, and Apollo 8 (first to go around the moon) and 13 (aborted due to explosion but returned safely).
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Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
On Story
2012
TV Series
Apollo 13
1995
Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Belleau Wood
2010
Short
Apollo 13
1995
book "Lost Moon"
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Experience
2005
TV Series documentary footage and photos courtesy of - 1 episode
Apollo 13
1995
technical consultant
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Apollo 13: Twenty Years Later
2015
Short special thanks
Modern Marvels
2001
TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
Video documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fight for Space
2016
Documentary
Himself - Astronaut
WGN Morning News
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Last Man on the Moon
2014
Documentary
Fox News
2012
TV Series
Himself
The Daily Show
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Apollo Years
2009
Video
Himself
Discovering Deerpath
2009
Documentary
Himself
The Third Foot (An Interview with Buzz Aldrin)
2009
Video documentary
Himself
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
2008-2009
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Apollo 13 / Himself - Apollo 8 / ...
NASA: Triumph and Tragedy
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself - Apollo 13 / Himself - Apollo 8
1968 with Tom Brokaw
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Colbert Report
2007
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
Situation Critical
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
One O'Clock News
2007
TV Series
Himself - Apollo 13 Commander
In the Shadow of the Moon
2007
Documentary
Himself (as James Lovell)
Pritzker Military Library Presents
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Apollo 13: The Inside Story
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Commander of Apollo 13
American Experience
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself - Apollo 8 Astronaut
Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond
2005
Video documentary
Himself - Captain, NASA Astronaut (as James A. Lovell Jr.)
Project Gemini: A Bridge to the Moon
2003
Video documentary
Himself
Failure Is Not an Option
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Astronaut
Charlie Rose
2002
TV Series
Himself - Guest
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks
2002
TV Special
Himself
Modern Marvels
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself - Apollo 13 Commander
Late Show with David Letterman
1998
TV Series
Himself
LateLine
1998
TV Series
Himself
The Unexplained
1998
TV Series
Himself
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
Video documentary
Himself - Apollo 13 Commander
American Dreamers
1996
TV Movie
Himself
Apollo 13: For the Record
1995
Documentary
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1995
TV Series
Himself
Network First
1994
TV Series documentary
Himself - Pilot, Apollo 8 / Commander, Apollo 13
Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as James Lovell)
Moon Shot
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Astronaut Candidate / Astronaut
For All Mankind
1989
Documentary
Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13 (voice, as James A. Lovell Jr.)
Spaceflight
1985
TV Series documentary
Himself
V.I.P.-Schaukel
1977
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976
Himself (Commander of Apollo 13) (as Captain James Lovell)
ABC's Wide World of Sports
1974
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1970
TV Series
Himself
Panorama
1960
TV Series documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1996
Hugo
Hugo Awards
Best Dramatic Presentation
Apollo 13 (1995)
Known for movies
For All Mankind (1989) as Narrator - Apollo 8, Apollo 13
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) as Himself (Commander of Apollo 13)
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996) as Thanks