Keene, Tom, 1896-1963

LC control no.	n 87860253
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Keene, Tom, 1896-1963 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Duryea, George, 1896-1963 Powers, Richard, 1896-1963
Birth date	1896-12-30
Death date	1963-08-04
Place of birth	Rochester (N.Y.)
Place of death	Woodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Profession or occupation	Actors
Found in	Beyond the Rockies [MP] 1932: credits (the players, Tom Keene) Int'l film necrology, 1981 (Tom Keene; AKA George Duryea, Richard Powers; b. Dec. 30, 1896, Rochester, N.Y.; d. Aug. 4, 1963) Wikipedia, April 5, 2016 (Tom Keene; born December 30, 1896 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; died August 4, 1963 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California; actor; born George Duryea in Rochester, New York, he appeared in over 100 films and television series over the coarse of his career; he arrived in Hollywood in the 1920s and made his big screen debut in the lead role in "The Godless Girl" (1929); during the 1930s and 1940s, he had big success appearing in western films for RKO and Republic Studios; his film credits include "Come on Danger!" (1932), "Romance of the Rockies" (1937), "The Painted Trail" (1938), "Western Mail" (1942) and "Thunder Mountain" (1947); for television, he appeared on the series "Sky King", "Hopalong Cassidy", "Tales of the Texas Rangers" and "Fury;" after his last film "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959), he retired from acting to focus on real estate and the insurance business; he died of cancer at age 66 in Woodland Hills, California)
Associated language	eng