Richard Arlen | |
|---|---|
 Arlen in 1932 | |
| Born | Sylvanus Richard Mattimore September 1, 1899 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1976 (aged 76) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1921–1976 |
| Spouses | Ruth Austin
(m. 1920; div. 1923)Margaret Kinsella
(m. 1946) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom United States |
| Service/ |  British Army United States Army Air Forces |
| Unit | Royal Flying Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore, September 1, 1899[2] – March 28, 1976) was an American actor of film and television.
- ^ "Richard Arlen Dies; Screen Actor was 75". Schenectady Gazette. United Press International. March 29, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Although Arlen's birthplace is often listed as Charlottesville, Virginia, and his birth name as Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore, other non-Hollywood information is different. The "Van" is likely a shorten version of Sylvanus, not an additional name. The June 1, 1900 census data says Arlen's father, James Mattimore lived in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1900 with five children, the youngest of whom is Sylvanus, who was born in Minnesota (city unspecified) in September 1899 and was also listed as 8/12 years of age. Sylvanus was listed in the April 1, 1910 census as being 10 years old. On Arlen's September 12, 1918 draft card, his name given as Van Mattimore, a member of the Royal Flying Corps of the British Army, based in Toronto, his nearest relative is listed as his father James Mattimore. The 1918 draft card's date of birth is given as September 1, 1900, and it would appear that the writer started to put the year of birth as 18 and then wrote over the 8 with a 9, so it appears as 1900. The Social Security Administration notes Richard Arlen was born on September 1, 1899 and died in March 1976. The census of 1930 lists Van Mattimore, Richard age 29. It says that he and both parents were born in Minnesota. According to the 1900 and 1910 census, his father was born in Ireland.