Robert Kent | |
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| Born | Douglas Blackley, Jr. December 3, 1908 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1955 (aged 46) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 1934–1955 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Robert Kent (born Douglas Blackley, Jr.; December 3, 1908 – May 4, 1955),[1] was an American film actor. His career included starring roles in several film serials of the 1940s, including The Phantom Creeps, Who's Guilty?, and The Phantom Rider. He also had a role in the 1938 film The Gladiator and was Virginia Vale's leading man in Blonde Comet, a 1941 movie about a female racing driver.
He married actress Astrid Allwyn in Tijuana, Mexico, on January 10, 1937,[2] and they were divorced in 1941. He had three children: Kristina, Susan, and Kim Louise.[3] He died in Los Angeles, California of a coronary occlusion due to coronary arteriosclerosis.[4]
- ^ "Robert Kent". Complete Index To World Film. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Astrid Allwyn Bride of Robert Kent, Actor". The Evening Sun. Pennsylvania, Hanover. Associated Press. January 18, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary 1 -- No Title". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 1955. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
- ^ Death certificate of Douglas Blackley, Jr.
