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| Richard Allan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richard Mann Allan (1923-06-23)June 23, 1923 Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1999(1999-09-06) (aged 76) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Burial place | Gillham Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1945–1964 |
Richard Mann Allan (June 22, 1923 – September 6, 1999) was an American actor. He was best known for his appearances with Susan Hayward in With a Song in My Heart (1952), Ava Gardner in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), and Marilyn Monroe in Niagara (1953).
Early life
Richard Mann Allan was born on June 22, 1923, in Jacksonville, Illinois, as the youngest child and son of the four children of Edna Mann (1893–1973), a dietitian, and Robert Howard Allan (1895–1958), a farmer. He had two brothers, Edward and Robert Howard Allan Jr. (1922–2009), and a sister, Catherine Allan. Allan attended dancing class from the age of seven.
Personal life
Allan was homosexual.
Career
Allan appeared in films, such as The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) and Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952). His most remembered appearance was as Susan Hayward's dancing partner in Walter Lang's musical directed With a Song in My Heart (1952) and as Marilyn Monroe's lover Patrick in Henry Hathaway's noir directed Niagara (1953). In the late 1950s Allan played in various German productions.
Death
Allan died in Louisville, Kentucky, due to lung cancer at the age of 76. He was buried at Gillham Cemetery.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter | Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Duchess of Idaho | Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Wabash Avenue | Lau | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Love That Brute | Chorus Boy | Uncredited |
| 1950 | My Blue Heaven | Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Halls of Montezuma | Pvt. Stewart | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Call Me Mister | Stewart | Uncredited |
| 1951 | A Place in the Sun | George Eastman | Body double for Montgomery Clift |
| 1951 | The Frogmen | Uncredited | |
| 1952 | With a Song in My Heart | Dancer | With Susan Hayward |
| 1952 | Down Among the Sheltering Palms | Officer | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Dreamboat | Student | Uncredited |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Pete | Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Spanish Dancer | With Ava Gardner |
| 1952 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Charlie | |
| 1953 | Niagara | Ted Patrick | With Marilyn Monroe |
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Student | Uncredited |
| 1955 | The Racers | Mechanic | Uncredited |
| 1956 | The Best Things in Life Are Free | Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Simple Girl | Robert Holden | |
| 1957 | Casino de Paris [de] | Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1958 | ...und abends in die Scala [de] | Nico | |
| 1958 | The Csardas King | Stefan | |
| 1958 | Kleine Leute mal ganz groß [de] | Bob McFadden | |
| 1959 | The Rest Is Silence | Stanley Goulden | |
| 1962 | The Horizontal Lieutenant | Officer | Uncredited |
| 1964 | Dead Woman from Beverly Hills | Cesare Giovanni | Uncredited |
References
- ^ Lamparski, Richard (1989). Whatever Became Of-- ? All New Eleventh Series: 100 Profiles of the Most-asked-about Movie, TV, and Media Personalities, Hundreds of Never-before-published Facts, Dates, Etc. on Celebrities, 227 Then-and-now Photographs. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-57150-7.
- Moore, Les (2014-07-02). Leave Your Mark: A Memoir. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-4602-4111-0.
- ^ Motion Picture Story Magazine. Macfadden-Bartell. 1953. p. 13.
- Green, Stanley (1999). Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-634-00765-1.
- Toledo Blade. Toledo Blade.
- Vitacco-Robles, Gary. Icon: What Killed Marilyn Monroe, Volume Two. BearManor Media.
- Lentz, Harris M. (1998). Obituaries in the Performing Arts. McFarland & Company. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7864-0748-4.
- Musique (in French). Belnodi. 1958.
- "Richard Allan | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- "...und abends in die Scala | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- "Kleine Leute - mal ganz groß | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- "Der Rest ist Schweigen | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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