Richard Widmark
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Richard Widmark was born on Saturday, 26 December 1914 in Sunrise Township, Minnesota, United States. His full name at birth was Richard Weedt Widmark. He was best known as an actor. Widmark's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Monday, 24 March 2008 in Roxbury, Connecticut, United States at the age of 93. He is buried at Great Oak Cemetery, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. He was 5' 10" (178 cm) tall with an athletic build. He had dark brown hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $1,500,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Capricorn.
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| Full name at birth | Richard Weedt Widmark
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| Claim to fame | Kiss of Death, The Bedford Incident
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| Date of birth | 26 December 1914
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| Place of birth | Sunrise Township, Minnesota, United States
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| Date of death | 24 March 2008
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| Age | 93 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Roxbury, Connecticut, United States
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| Cause of death | Natural Causes
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| Resting place | Great Oak Cemetery, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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| Occupation | Actor_|_producer
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Net worth | $1,500,000 USD
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![Richard Widmark - Screen Magazine Pictorial [Japan] (October 1958)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/9/9/99yo7ysfop9a7f99.jpg?skj2io4l)
Movie audiences fasten on to one aspect of the actor, and then they decide what they want you to be. They think you're playing yourself. The truth is that the only person who can ever really play himself is a baby.
- When Kiss of Death (1947) was released to theaters in 1947, 20th Century Fox's publicity department encouraged theater owners to "Sell Richard Widmark!" Fox's publicity manual advised theaters to have a local printer make up "Wanted" with Widmark's face on them to advertise the film, in which he made his debut. The part was small, but Widmark made it one of the most indelible performances in the history of cinema.
- Earned several awards in oratory contests while a pre-law student at Lake Forest College. He was also active in the drama department and played the lead in the play "Counselor-at-Law" as a sophomore.
- John Wayne/Richard Widmark is the sign/countersign used by soldiers holding the Alamo in Viva Max.
- Born in Sunrise, Minnesota, his father, Carl, was a general store manager before becoming a traveling salesman. The family eventually settled in Princeton, Illinois, where his father owned a downstairs bakery.
- When his contract at Fox expired in 1954 after seven years, he deliberately went independent in order to have more artistic control over his films. He formed his own company, Heath Productions.
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