Richard Cromwell | |
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| Born | LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh January 8, 1910 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 1960 (aged 50) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, California |
| Other names | Roy Radabaugh |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930–1948 |
| Spouse | |
Richard Cromwell (born LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh; January 8, 1910 – October 11, 1960) also known as Roy Radabaugh, was an American actor. His career was at its pinnacle with his work in Jezebel (1938) with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda and again with Fonda in John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln (1939). Cromwell's fame was perhaps first assured in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), sharing top billing with Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone.
That film was the first major effort directed by Henry Hathaway and it was based upon the popular novel by Francis Yeats-Brown. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer earned Paramount Studios a nomination for Best Picture in 1935,[1] though Mutiny on the Bounty instead took the top award at the Academy Awards that year.[2]
Leslie Halliwell in The Filmgoer's Companion, summed up Cromwell's enduring appeal when he described him as "a leading man, [the] gentle hero of early sound films."
- ^ "NOMINATIONS GIVEN FOR FILM AWARDS; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Begins Its Annual Selections". The New York Times. February 7, 1936. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ^ "Bette Davis and McLaglen Win Awards for Best Screen; Her Work in 'Dangerous,' His in 'Informer' Honored -- 'Mutiny on Bounty' Leads Pictures and John Ford the Directors". The New York Times. March 6, 1936. Retrieved November 8, 2011.