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Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Richard Dix was a major leading man at RKO Radio Pictures from 1929 through 1943. He was born Ernest Carlton Brimmer July 18, 1893, in St. Paul, Minnesota. There he was educated, and at the desires of his father, studied to be a surgeon. His obvious acting talent in his school dramatic club led him to leading roles in most of the school plays. At 6' 0" and 180 pounds, Dix excelled in sports,…
Known for
- The Thirteenth Hour — Steve Reynolds1947
- Mysterious Intruder — Don Gale1946
- The Secret of the Whistler — Ralph Harrison1946
- The Power of the Whistler — William Everest1945
- Voice of the Whistler — John Sinclair / John Carter1945
- The Whistler — Earl C. Conrad1944
- The Mark of the Whistler — Lee Selfridge Nugent1944
- The Ghost Ship — Capt. Will Stone1943
- The Kansan — John Bonniwell1943
- Buckskin Frontier — Stephen Brent1943
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- University of Minnesota
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Richard Dix (crop) The Kansan (1943).jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Richard Dix
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1893-07-18
- date of death
- 1949-09-20
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Ernst Carlton Brimmer
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