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Also known as Robert Bushnell Ryan

American actor (1909-1973)

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Robert Ryan was an American male artist active from 1940 until his death in 1973. He was 192.5 units tall and had three children. His musical genres included alternative country, alternative rock, american, americana, and country.

Ryan is associated with several written works, including *Monkworks Magical Devices*, *You Can Quote Me!*, *Sunset Road*, *Curriculum Vitae*, and *Common Sense Guide to Personal Protection*. Records indicate he had 94 works listed, with a separate count of five works noted in another source. He was referenced by 440 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
94

Top works

  • Monkworks Magical Devices
  • You Can Quote Me!
  • Sunset Road
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Common Sense Guide to Personal Protection

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1974-11-05
alternative countryalternative rockamericanamericanacountryenglish

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
370
Total plays
1,483

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Ryan">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Robert Bushnell Ryan , ( 1909-11-11 ) November 11, 1909, Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
Died
July 11, 1973 (1973-07-11) (aged 63), New York City , New York , U.S.
Education
Loyola Academy
Alma mater
Dartmouth College (B.A., 1932)
Occupations
Actor activist
Years active
1940–1973
Spouse
Jessica Cadwalader ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; died 1972 ) ​
Awards
See below

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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 – July 11, 1973) was an American actor and activist. He became known for his roles in films noir and Westerns, gaining fame for his portrayals of both hardened anti-heroes and ruthless villains. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Crossfire (1947), and a BAFTA Award for his performance in Billy Budd (1962). He was also an accomplished stage actor, winning a Drama Desk Award for a 1971 revival of Long Day's Journey into Night.

Though he never achieved the A-list stardom of some of his Hollywood peers, Ryan nonetheless remained a popular performer, well-regarded by both critics and his peers. Critic Manohla Dargis wrote, "[Ryan] was the type of next-level star and B-movie stalwart that helped make old Hollywood great" and "born to play beautifully tortured, angry souls."

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Ryan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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