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Jack Nicholson

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Jack Nicholson is an American actor and filmmaker widely considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, known for his charismatic portrayals of antiheroes and unconventional outsiders.

His breakout role came in the 1969 counterculture film “Easy Rider”, which launched a celebrated career spanning over five decades. Nicholson holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations for a male actor, with 12 nominations. He won three Oscars: Best Actor for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) and “As Good as It Gets” (1997), and Best Supporting Actor for “Terms of Endearment” (1983).

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson

His iconic filmography includes major works like Chinatown (1974), The Shining (1980), Batman (1989), and The Departed (2006). He is also a recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award and the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Jack Nicholson at the Academy Awards
Jack Nicholson at the Academy Awards

We have four photos of Mr. Nicholson at home enjoying a cigarette and listening to some music on his home Hi-Fi system. The photos are likely from the early 1970s.

Jack Nicholson listening to his home Hi-Fi system
Jack Nicholson listening to his home Hi-Fi system

Jack Nicholson’s Home Hi-Fi System

His system appears to be a KLH Model 24 all-in-one stereo system, which combined a Garrard record changer with an amplifier and tuner in a wooden tabletop cabinet. The speakers are most likely KLH Model 24 speakers, which were simple 2 way bookshelf speakers.

Jack is pictured wearing a pair David Clark Model H10 headphones. David Clark’s primary business was making headsets for the aircraft industry, such as the H10-56 which were equipped with a boom microphone for the pilot. Without the microphone, they were often used for listening to music.

Jack Nicholson and his KLH 24 stereo system
Wearing a pair of David Clark headphones
Wearing a pair of David Clark headphones…..
….and really enjoying that smoke!
The KLH 24 was an all-in-one stereo system incorporating a Garrard record changer, amplifier, and tuner into a single wooden cabinet
The KLH 24 was an all-in-one stereo system incorporating a Garrard record changer, amplifier, and tuner into a single wooden cabinet
A pair of KLH 24 speakers with the grill cloths removed
KLH 24 system
A pair of David Clark H10 headphones
A pair of David Clark H10 headphones
Jack Nicholson holding an Oscar award
Jack Nicholson holding an Oscar award