- His voice was heard narrating the Battle of Atlanta at the Cyclorama in Atlanta, Georgia for many years, until it was replaced by a new recording featuring the voice of James Earl Jones.
- Served in the US Coast Guard during World War II.
- His son, Jon Jory, headed the Actors Theater of Louisville, Kentucky for 31 years, building it into one of America's most respected regional theater companies. He left the job in 2000, and currently is professor of drama at University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.
- The Victor Jory Theatre was named after him at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, KY.
- Directed 31 productions at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA.
- Was in three Oscar Best Picture nominees: State Fair (1933), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and Gone with the Wind (1939), with the last of these the only winner.
- Along with actresses Colleen Gray and Susan Seaforth, Jory was part of Project Prayer, which was behind an effort to pass a Constitutional amendment that would have permitted Bible readings and prayer in public schools.
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