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Glendale, California, USA
Robert Charles Francis (February 26, 1930 – July 31, 1955) was an American actor. He appeared in only four Hollywood films, all with military themes, before he was killed at age 25 in the crash of a small airplane he was piloting.
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- The Long Gray Line — James Sundstrom Jr.1955
- The Caine Mutiny — Ens. Willis Seward 'Willie' Keith1954
- They Rode West — Dr. Allen Seward1954
- The Bamboo Prison — MSgt. John A. Rand1954
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
- We, the People1948
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Born in Los Angeles in 1987, Robert Francis grew up surrounded by music. His father is a classical music producer and eccentric owner of one of the largest collections of sheet music in the U.S. One of Francis' earliest memories is his father "blasting music at full volume in his cluttered office under fluorescent lights until 4 a.m. while I was trying to sleep in the room next door." His mother, one of nine sisters, grew up in Mexico in a town so small that "it's just dirt <a href="https://www.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Glendale
- Place of death
- Burbank
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Robert Francis in The Caine Mutiny (1954).jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- date of birth
- 1930-02-26
- date of death
- 1955-07-31
- manner of death
- accidental death
- different from
- Robert Francis
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Robert Francis (actor)
- end of work period
- 1955-00-00
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