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Richard Barthelmess
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American actor (1895–1963)
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Richard Barthelmess was an American stage and film actor, as well as a film producer. Born in New York City, he began his work period in 1916 and was employed by Warner Bros. Entertainment. He participated in World War II and was educated at Trinity College. His native language was English, which he also used for writing.
Barthelmess was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was married to Mary Hay. He died of esophageal cancer in 1963, with natural causes listed as the manner of death. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated silent film star. Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut. His father died when he was a baby and his mother, Caroline Harris , was a stage actress, so he worked in theatres in his early days,…
Known for
- Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists — The Yellow Man (archive footage)1998
- The Great Chase1962
- The Legend of Rudolph Valentino — Self (archive footage)1961
- The Tingler — David Kinemon (archive footage) (uncredited)1959
- The Oscars1953
- The Mayor of 44th Street — Ed Kirby1942
- Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) — Self (archive footage)1942
- The Spoilers — Bronco Kid1942
- The Man Who Talked Too Much — J.B. Roscoe1940
- Only Angels Have Wings — Bat MacPherson1939
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1895-05-09 ) May 9, 1895, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- August 17, 1963 (1963-08-17) (aged 68), Southampton, New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Trinity College
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1916–1942
- Spouses
- Mary Hay ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1920 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1927 ) Jessica Stewart Sargent ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Southampton
- Spouse
- Mary Hay
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Employer
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- film
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Richard Barthelmess - publicity.JPG
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- place of burial
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- Commons category
- Richard Barthelmess
- date of birth
- 1895-05-09
- date of death
- 1963-08-17
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- name in native language
- Richard Barthelmess
- start of work period
- 1916-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Semler Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920) and was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1927. Two years later he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for two films: The Patent Leather Kid and The Noose.
Early life
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