Richard Barthelmess

Barthelmess was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Bracken has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd. He died of cancer in 1963. Director Preston Sturges cast him in two of his films, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero, but in 1953 he virtually left Hollywood until returning in the 1980s to perform character roles in such films as National Lampoon's Vacation. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in World War II, served as a lieutenant commander, and never returned to film, preferring instead to live off his investments. He had performed in a short film seires called The Kiddie Troupers (one of many Our Gang-like series) prior to that, but this film was his big break. He made several films in the new medium, most notably Only Angels Have Wings, but he failed to achieve the stardom of his silent film days and gradually left entertainment. Born in Astoria, New York, he performed in vaudeville at the age of nine, and gained fame at an early age on Broadway in the musical Too Many Girls, which he reprised in the film version in 1940.

With the advent of the sound era, Barthelmess' fortunes changed. Eddie Bracken (February 7, 1915 - November 14, 2002) was an American comic actor. One of their films, Tol'able David (1921), in which Barthelmess starred as a teenage mailman, was a major success, and is considered by many to be his finest performance. He also founded his own production company, Inspiration Film Company, together with Charles Duell and Henry King. In the coming years, he was one of Hollywood's highest paid performers, starring in such classics as The Patent Leather Kid (1927) and The Noose (1928); he was nominated for Best Actor at the first Academy Awards for his performance in both these films.

Griffith, who offered him several important roles, finally casting him opposite Lillian Gish in Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920). W. His next role, in War Brides opposite Alla Nazimova, attracted the attention of legendary director D. Convinced by a family friend, actress Alla Nazimova, to try acting professionally, he made his first film appearance in 1916 in the serial Gloria's Romance as an extra.

The son of an actress, Barthelmess began acting in college, doing amateur productions. Richard (Dick) Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963) was a silent film star.