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Biography

Born Alexander Crichlow Barker, Jr. in Rye, New York, he was the second child of a wealthy stockbroker and his wife Marion.^[1] Barker's family reportedly was in the direct lineage of Roger Williams, co-founder of the Rhode Island colony, and of Sir Henry Crichlow, governor-general of Barbados. The Barker household was extensive, with scores of servants, nurses, butlers, and chauffeurs. Young Barker attended the Fessenden School and graduated from the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy. He played oboe in the school orchestra and football on the playing field. He attended Princeton University for a time, but dropped out in order to join a theatrical stock company, much to the chagrin of his family. Rye, New York is the name of two places in Westchester County, New York. ... Roger Williams (December 21, 1603–April 1, 1684) was an English theologian, a notable proponent of the separation of Church and State, an advocate for fair dealings with Native Americans, founder of the City of Providence, Rhode Island and co-founder of the colony of Rhode Island. ... “RI” redirects here. ... The Fessenden School is a private day and boarding school for boys founded in 1903 by Fredrick Fessenden. ... Phillips Exeter Academy (most commonly called Exeter, also Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a co-educational independent boarding school for grades 9–12, located on 619 acres[1] in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA, fifty miles north of Boston. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

Barker made it to Broadway once, in a small role in a short run of Shakepeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor in 1938.^[2] He also had a small role in Orson Welles's disastrous Five Kings, which met with so many problems in Boston and Philadelphia that it never made it into New York.^[3] Barker reportedly was spotted by scouts from Twentieth Century Fox and offered a film contract in 1939, but could not convince his parents to sign it (he was underage). Disowned by his family for his choice of an acting career, he worked in a steel mill and studied engineering at night. In February, 1941, nearly a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Barker left his fledgling acting career and enlisted in the U.S. Army. The 6'3", 208-pound soldier rose to the rank of major during the war.^[4] He reportedly was wounded in action (in the head and leg) fighting in Sicily. For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Title page of the 1602 quarto The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare featuring the fat knight Sir John Falstaff and is Shakespeares only play to deal exclusively with contemporary English life. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love endure Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country Commonwealth County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Related articles FOX Television Network Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Entertainment Group List of Hollywood movie studios List of movies Variant of current 20th Century Fox logo External links 20th Century Fox Movies official site Twentieth Century Fox is also the punning title of a song by The Doors on their... This article is about the harbor in Hawaii. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ...

Back in the U.S., Barker recuperated at an Arkansas military hospital, then upon his discharge from service, traveled to Los Angeles. Within a short time, he landed a small role in his first film, "Doll Face", released in 1945.^[5] A string of small roles followed, the best of which was as Emmett Dalton in the Western Return of the Bad Men in 1948. The next year, Barker found the role that would bring him fame. Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Largest metro area Little Rock Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Emmett Dalton Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 – July 13, 1937) was a train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. ...

In Tarzan's Magic Fountain, Barker became the tenth official Tarzan of the movies. His handsome and intelligent appearance, as well as his athletic, now 6'4" frame, helped make him popular in the role Johnny Weissmuller had made his own for sixteen years. Barker made only five Tarzan films, but he remains one of the actors best known for the role. 1914 Edition of Tarzan of the Apes Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan in Tarzan and His Mate. ...

His stardom as Tarzan led him to a variety of heroic roles in other films, primarily Westerns, and one interesting (and quite non-heroic) part in a World War II film, Away All Boats (1956). Away All Boats is a 1956 war film made by Universal Pictures. ...

In 1957, as he found it harder to find work in American films, Barker moved to Europe, where he found popularity and starred in over forty European films, including two movies based on the novels by Italian author Emilio Salgari (1862-1911). In Italy he also had a short but compelling role as Anita Ekberg's fiancé in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita. Emilio Salgari. ... Anita Ekberg in the Fontana di Trevi. ... Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was one of the most influential and widely revered film-makers of the 20th century. ... La Dolce Vita (1960) (translation The Sweet Life) is a film directed by Federico Fellini and usually cited as the film that signals the split between his earlier neo-realist films and his later symbolist period. ...

It was in Germany where he would have his greatest success. There he starred in two movies based on the Doctor Mabuse-stories (formerly filmed by Fritz Lang) and in 13 movies based on novels by German author Karl May (1842-1912), playing such well-known May characters as Old Shatterhand, Kara Ben Nemsi, and Dr. Sternau. Dr. Mabuse is a fictional character created by Norbert Jacques, made famous by the three films Austrian director Fritz Lang made about him over a period of almost 40 years. ... Friedrich Christian Anton Fritz Lang (December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976) was an Austrian-German-American film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known émigrés from Germanys school of expressionism. ... Karl May. ... Old Shatterhand is a fictional character in over 70 western novels by German writer Karl May (1842-1912). ... Kara Ben Nemsi (in Arabic Karl the Son of the Germans) is a fictional character in the works of Karl May, best-selling 19th century German writer. ...

In 1966 Barker was awarded the "Bambi Award" as "Best Foreign Actor" in Germany, where he was a major, very popular, star. He even recorded a single, in German, with Martin Böttcher, the composer of some of the soundtracks of the Karl May movies: Ich bin morgen auf dem Weg zu dir (I'll be on the way to you tomorrow) and Mädchen in Samt und Seide (Girl in silk and velvet). He returned to the U.S. occasionally and made a handful of guest appearances on American television episodes. But Europe, and especially Germany, was his professional home for the remainder of his life. The Bambi is annual television and media prize awarded by the German media company Hubert Burda Media. ... German composer Martin Böttcher - autograph card Martin Böttcher (born June 17, 1927, Berlin) is a German composer and conductor. ...

Barker died three days after his 54th birthday, in 1973, of a heart attack while walking down a street in New York City on his way to meet his fiancée, actress Karen Kondazian. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

He married five times:

1. Constanze Thurlow (1942 - 1950) (divorced)
2. Arlene Dahl (1951 - 1952) (divorced)
3. Lana Turner (8 September 1953 - July 22, 1957) (divorced)
4. Irene Labhardt (1957 - 1962) (marriage ended at her death)
5. Maria del Carmen "Tita" Cervera (1965 - 1972) (divorce not valid, marriage ended with his death), who later became the fifth and final wife of billionaire Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

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Barker's third wife was actress Lana Turner. According to detailed allegations in a book by her daughter Cheryl Crane, written fifteen years after Barker's death, Turner ordered Barker out of their home one night at gunpoint after Cheryl, 13, accused him of molesting her over a long period of time. Divorce followed quickly, though no charges were filed and the couple's 1957 divorce record does not allude to the allegation.^[6] Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) was an Academy award-nominated American film actress. ... 1958: Fourteen year old Cheryl Crane waits to be booked in Los Angeles County Juvenile Hall Cheryl Crane (born July 25, 1943) is the daughter of the late actress Lana Turner and her second husband, actor-restaurateur Stephen Crane. ...

Christopher Barker, the actor's son with fourth wife Irene Labhardt, also became an actor and a singer, primarily in Germany. He made only a few films, but recorded many CDs. In the 1990s, he played his father's old role of Old Shatterhand, on the open-air stage in Bad Segeberg (Germany). Later he worked as estate agent.

Discography

• "Ich bin morgen auf dem Weg zu dir" / "Mädchen in Samt und Seide"

1965, Single, Decca D 19 725

• Winnetou du warst mein Freund

1996, CD, Bear Family Records (contains both tracks from the 1965 Decca single as well as songs sung by Barker's frequent co-star Pierre Brice as well) Pierre Brice (born 6 February 1929 in Brest, France), birth name Baron Pierre Louis de Bris, is a French actor, mainly known to the audience for his role as fictional Apache-chief Winnetou in German Karl May movies. ...

References

Further reading

• Reiner Boller, Christina Böhme: Lex Barker - Die Biografie. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Germany, 2003, 480 pages. ISBN 3-89602-444-2
• Manfred Christ: Von Tarzan bis Old Shatterhand - Lex Barker und seine Filme, Günter Albert Ulmer Verlag, Tuningen, Germany, 1994, 288 pages - ISBN 3-924191-81-6

External links

• Lex Barker - Biography on (re)Search my Trash
• Lex Barker at the Internet Movie Database
• Fanpage in German
• Lex Barker at Brian's Drive-In Theater

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• Johnny Weissmuller
• Tarzan
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