Richard Arlen served in Canada as a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I After the war, he went to the oilfields of Texas and Oklahoma and found work as a tool boy.
13 Facts About Richard Arlen
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Richard Arlen was thereafter a messenger and sporting editor of a newspaper before going to Los Angeles to act in films, but no producer wanted him.
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Richard Arlen was a delivery boy for a film laboratory when the motorcycle which he was riding landed him a broken leg outside the Paramount Pictures lot.
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Richard Arlen appeared at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies.
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Richard Arlen took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II.
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Richard Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, and his second wife, Jobyna Ralston, whom he married in 1927.
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Richard Arlen was among the more famous residents of the celebrity enclave, Toluca Lake, California.
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Richard Arlen married New York socialite, Margaret Kinsella, in 1946.
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When Richard Arlen left the studio in 1941, the series continued with Devine teamed with a variety of other actors.
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In 1960, Richard Arlen was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry.
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Richard Arlen supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election.
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On March 28,1976, Richard Arlen died in North Hollywood, California.
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Richard Arlen was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.