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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).
Richard Allan | |
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| Born | Richard Mann Allan June 23, 1923 Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1999 (aged 76) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Burial place | Gillham Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1945–1964 |
Early life
editRichard 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.[1] 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.[1]
Personal life
editAllan was homosexual.[2]
Career
editAllan appeared in films, such as The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) and Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952).[3] 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).[4][3][5][6] In the late 1950s Allan played in various German productions.[1]
Death
editAllan died in Louisville, Kentucky, due to lung cancer at the age of 76.[7] He was buried at Gillham Cemetery.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| 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 | [8] |
| 1957 | Casino de Paris | Dancer | Uncredited[9] |
| 1958 | ...und abends in die Scala | Nico | [10] |
| 1958 | The Csardas King | Stefan | |
| 1958 | Kleine Leute mal ganz groß | Bob McFadden | [11] |
| 1959 | The Rest Is Silence | Stanley Goulden | [12] |
| 1962 | The Horizontal Lieutenant | Officer | Uncredited |
| 1964 | Dead Woman from Beverly Hills | Cesare Giovanni | Uncredited |
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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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