Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen (September 1, 1898 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor. Image File history File links RicArlen. ... Image File history File links RicArlen. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Born Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore in Charlottesville, Virginia, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War I. At war's end, he went to Los Angeles where he found work as an unskilled laborer. 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. Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1762 Incorporated Independent City Mayor David Brown Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 177. ... The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire Canada France Italy Russian Empire United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria German Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Sir Arthur Currie Ferdinand Foch Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Oskar Potiorek Ä°smail Enver Ferdinand I... 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. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ...

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 Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Wings is a 1927 silent movie about fighter pilots during World War I (Charles Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen), who vie for the same girl (Clara Bow). ... Clara Bow Clara Bow (born July 29, 1907[1]; - September 27, 1965) was an American actress and sex symbol, best known for her film work in the 1920s and early 1930s. ... Charles Buddy Rogers (b. ... Jobyna Lancaster Ralston (21 November 1899-29 January 1967)famed silent film actress, was born in South Pittsburgh, TN in 1899 to wealthy parents, who named her after famed entertainer of the time, Jobyna Howland. ...

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Richard Arlen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6753 Hollywood Blvd. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

On his death from emphysema in 1976, Richard Arlen was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. 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 film) (1933)
• 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)

Wings is a 1927 silent movie about fighter pilots during World War I (Charles Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen), who vie for the same girl (Clara Bow) directed by William Wellman. ... This 1928 film was directed by William Wellman, produced by Jesse Lasky and Adolph Zukor for Famous Players Lasky Corporation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, baised on a story by Ernest Booth. ... Movie poster for The Four Feathers (2002) The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A.E.W. Mason which has been filmed several times. ... The Virginian is a 1929 film by Victor Fleming. ... Island of Lost Souls was a sci-fi/horror film made by Paramount Pictures in 1932 but released in 1933. ... Forced Landing is a 1941 film starring Richard Arlen. ... Accomplice is a 1946 black-and-white film. ... …When My Baby Smiles at Me is the name of a popular song and of a motion picture. ... The Skys The Limit (RKO) is a 1943 Hollywood musical comedy film with a wartime theme starring Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie, Robert Benchley, Robert Ryan and Eric Blore, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. ...

External links

• Richard Arlen at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Arlen's Gravesite