| Richard Arlen | |
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 from Wings (1927) |
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| Born | Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore September 1, 1898 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1976 (aged 77) Los Angeles, Hollywood, U.S. |
Richard Arlen (September 01, 1898 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor. Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charlottesville is an Independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Born Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore in Charlottesville, Virginia, he served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War I. Charlottesville is an Independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All At war's end, he went to Los Angeles where he found work as an unskilled laborer. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West By a stroke of pure luck, he was given an opportunity to act, appearing at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film.
He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as an Army Air Force Flight Instructor in World War Two. During his lifetime he served in two world wars then before his death in 1976, he experienced both the Korean and Vietnam Wars as an American citizen.
Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the 1927 Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and his future first-wife Jobyna Ralston. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Wings ( is a silent movie about World War I fighter pilots directed by William A Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame Charles "Buddy" Rogers ( August 13, 1904 &ndash April 21, 1999) was an Academy Award -winning American Jobyna Ralston ( November 21, 1899 – January 22, 1967) was an American actress of the Silent film era
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Richard Arlen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6753 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
On his death from emphysema in 1976, Richard Arlen was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD Holy Cross Cemetery is located at 5835 W Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California. Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California.
Amongst his more than 140 films are:
- Wings (1927)
- Beggars of Life (1928)
- Ladies of the Mob (1928)
- Thunderbolt (1929)
- The Four Feathers (1929)
- The Virginian (1929)
- The Secret Call (1931)
- Island of Lost Souls (1933)
- Three-Cornered Moon (1933)
- Alice in Wonderland (1933)
- Artists and Models (1937)
- Missing Daughters (1939)
- The Man from Montreal (1940)
- A Dangerous Game (1941)
- Forced Landing (1941)
- Accomplice (1946)
- When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
- The Blazing Forest (1952)
- Cavalry Command (1963)
- The Road to Nashville (1967)
- The Sky's the Limit (1975)
External links
- Richard Arlen at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved on 2008-01-26
- Richard Arlen at Allmovie
- Richard Arlen at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-01-26
- Photographs of Richard Arlen
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