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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.
May 9, 1895 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. August 17, 1963 · Southampton, New York, USA (throat cancer) Birth name. Richard Semler Barthelmess. Nicknames. Corey. Dick. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. Richard Barthelmess was born into a theatrical family in which his mother was an actress.
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- August 17, 1963
- May 9, 1895
99+ Photos. Richard Barthelmess was born into a theatrical family in which his mother was an actress. While attending Trinity College in Connecticut, he began appearing in stage productions. While on vacation in 1916, a friend of his mother, actress Alla Nazimova, offered him a part in War Brides (1916), and Richard never returned to college.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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Jul 7, 2020 · Richard Barthelmess (1895 - 1963) Updated: Aug 26, 2022. For 25 years, as a matinee idol of the silent screen, and later in the “Talkies,” Richard Barthelmess “brought great sighs from women in movie houses throughout the country.”.
Biography. He was born on May 9, 1895, in New York City. His father died when Richard was just one year old and he was brought up by his mother, Caroline who was a stage actress. Encouraged by his mother, he appeared in minor "walk-on roles" from an early age and grew up in a theatrical environment.
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.
Biography. 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.
