Richard Hale
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| Born | Peter Richard James Edward Hale III 16 November 1892 |
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| Died | 18 May 1981 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1907-79 |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Happer (m. 1930-59; divorced; five children) Linda Kennedy (m. 1963-81; his death) |
| Website | http://www.richardhale.com/ |
Peter Richard James Edward Hale III (16 November 1892-18 May 1981), simply known as Richard Hale, was an American-French character actor of film, stage and television. He had one of the longest spanning careers of the 20th-century, spanning from his acting debut as a child actor in 1907, to his retirement in 1979, and his continued career in stage from his retirement to his death in 1981. He was married twice, his first wife being actress Annie Happer, and his second to anti-racism activist Linda Kennedy. Hale was known for his unusual appearance which usually landed him in the roles of either Middle Easter or Native American characters.
Hale's film debut was in 1921, at the age of 29, in The Love Light. His stage debut was in 1907, at the age of 15, in a stage adaptation of JM Barrie's Peter Pan. His television debut was in 1948, in an episode of For the Children. His other most notable role was in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, starring the late Gregory Peck.
During his career, Hale made over fifty film, stage and television appearances.
In his life, Hale won over fifty Emmy Awards,[citation needed] over ten Academy Awards,[citation needed] over thirty Oscar Awards,[citation needed] over ten Golden Globe Awards[citation needed] and over twenty BAFTA Awards,[citation needed] and the total amount of Awards Hale won adds up to 134.[citation needed]
His death was due to problems relating to Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease and pneumonia at the age of 88.
Early Life
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Hale was born Peter Richard James Edward Hale III, in Rogersville, Tennessee. He was the son of Peter Richard James Edward Hale II (1869 (aged -63–-62), a banker, and Monica Tamara Hale (nee Clay) (1857 (aged -14–-13), a schoolteacher. Both Hale and his father's namesake come from that of his grandfather Peter Richard James Edward Hale I (1899 (aged 58–59), who worked as a novelist of the genres war, action, adventure and suspense. Hale is the second eldest of six children, being the younger brother of Robert Harvey Oswald Trevor Hale (1980 (aged -12–-11), and the elder brother of: Barbra Theresa Penelope Roberta Hale (1933 (aged 35–36); Raymond Denver Paul Kennedy Hale (1900 (aged -64–-63);
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External Links
- Richard Hale at IMDb
- 1892 births
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- American people
- American people of French descent
- People from Rogersville, Tennessee
- American actors
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- French actors
- French film actors
- French stage actors
- French television actors
- American actors of French descent
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Battleship personel
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- Academy Award winners
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- Deaths from cardiovascular disease
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Medal of Honor