Richard Barthelmess

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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, between schooling, doing "walk-ons". This led to acting in college, doing amateur productions. Russian actress Alla Nazimova, a friend of the family, had been taught English by Barthelmess's mother. Nazimova in return convinced Barthelmess to try acting professionally and he made his first film appearance in 1916 in the serial Gloria's Romance as an extra. At this time he also appeared as a supporting player in several films starring Marguerite Clark. His next role, in War Brides opposite Alla Nazimova, attracted the attention of legendary director D. W. Griffith, who offered him several important roles, finally casting him opposite Lillian Gish in Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920). He soon became one of Hollywood's highest paid performers, starring in such classics as The Patent Leather Kid (1927) and The Noose (1928); he was nominated for Best Actor at the first Academy Awards for his performance in both these films, and he won a Special Citation for producing The Patent Leather Kid. He founded his own production company, Inspiration Film Company, together with Charles Duell and Henry King. One of their films, Tol'able David (1921), in which Barthelmess starred as a teenage mailman who finds courage, was a major success. With the advent of the sound era, Barthelmess' fortunes changed. He made several films in the new medium, most notably Son of the Gods (1930), The Dawn Patrol (1930), The Last Flight (1931), and The Cabin in the Cotton (1932), Central Airport (1933), and a supporting role as Rita Hayworth's character's husband in Only Angels Have Wings (1939). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Barthelmess , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1895-05-08
  • event Death Date 1963-08-17
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 3.8
  • info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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Broken Blossoms

1919-05-13

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Way Down East

1920-09-03

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Camille

1917-09-30

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Rich Man, Poor Man

1918-04-22

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Seeing Stars

1922-10-29

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The Cabin in the Cotton

1932-09-26

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Only Angels Have Wings

1939-05-15

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Heroes for Sale

1933-06-17

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The Dawn Patrol

1930-07-10

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Tol'able David

1921-12-31

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Experience

1921-08-07

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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961-05-24

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Bab's Diary

1917-10-07

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The Patent Leather Kid

1927-09-01

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Four Hours to Kill!

1935-04-11

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Central Airport

1933-04-15

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The Last Flight

1931-08-29

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The Noose

1928-01-29

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The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940-07-16

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Son of the Gods

1930-03-09

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The Love Flower

1920-08-21

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Midnight Alibi

1934-07-12

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Scarlet Days

1919-11-18

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The Seventh Day

1922-02-06

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The Enchanted Cottage

1924-03-23

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A Modern Hero

1934-04-21

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Massacre

1934-01-20

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The Bond Boy

1923-05-23

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Fury

1923-01-01

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The Drop Kick

1927-09-25

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The Mayor of 44th Street

1942-10-15

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Shore Leave

1925-09-05

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The Lash

1930-12-14

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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942-01-01

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The Bright Shawl

1923-04-22

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The Finger Points

1931-04-11

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Weary River

1929-02-10

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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

1928-04-08

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Wheel of Chance

1928-06-17

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Show of Shows

1929-11-21

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Alias the Doctor

1932-02-25

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Boots

1919-02-16

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Spy of Napoleon

1936-09-09

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The Hope Chest

1918-12-29

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Peppy Polly

1919-04-06

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I'll Get Him Yet

1919-05-25

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War Brides

1916-01-02

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Bab's Burglar

1917-10-28

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Scarlet Seas

1928-01-12

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Drag

1929-07-21

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The Girl Who Stayed at Home

1919-03-23

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The Idol Dancer

1920-03-21

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Classmates

1924-11-19

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The Stolen Jools

1931-04-04

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How to Break 90 #1: The Grip

1933-05-15

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The Tingler

1959-07-29

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Soul-Fire

1925-05-30

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Young Nowheres

1929-10-20

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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'

1931-04-18

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The Voice of Hollywood

1930-08-30

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The Spoilers

1942-06-11

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Sonny

1922-05-22

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The Beautiful City

1925-10-25

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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

1921-02-22

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The Fighting Blade

1923-09-10

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The Amateur Gentleman

1926-08-14

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Starlit Days at the Lido

1935-09-28

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New Toys

1925-02-16

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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998-01-01

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Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926-01-01

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Ranson's Folly

1926-05-30

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Out of the Ruins

1928-08-19

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The Love Goddesses

1965-03-03

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Nearly Married

1917-11-18

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Just Suppose

1926-01-10

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Twenty-One

1923-12-17

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The Eternal Sin

1917-03-15

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For Valour

1917-11-25

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Hit-the-Trail Holliday

1918-06-16

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Just a Song at Twilight

1916-12-01

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The Oscars

1953-03-19

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