| LC control no. | no 93035750 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fraser, Richard, 1913-1972 |
| Variant(s) | Simpson, Richard Mackie, 1913-1972 Mackie, Richard, 1913-1972 |
| Birth date | 1913-05-15 |
| Death date | 1972-01-19 |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors |
| Found in | Truck busters, 1942: credits (with Richard Fraser) Halliwell's filmgoer's comp., 1988 (Fraser, Richard; b. 1913 d. 1971) IMDb, February 6, 2018 (Richard Fraser (1913-1972); born March 15, 1913 in Edinburgh, Scotland as Richard Mackie Simpson; he was an actor, known for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Bedlam (1946) and White Pongo (1945); he was married to Ann Gillis and Louise Christine Sheldon; he was a former London stage actor who appeared in a handful of US films of the 1940s and then retired from acting; he died in 1972 in London, England) Wikipedia, February 6, 2018 (Richard Fraser (actor); Richard Fraser (15 March 1913--19 January 1972) was a Scottish actor; after graduating from Sedbergh School as Richard Mackie Simpson, Richard's mother divorced and his name was shortened to Richard Mackie; after attending Cambridge University, Richard Mackie studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; having spent time as a London stage actor, Richard emigrated to the US and in New York married Louise Christine Sheldon; the couple then moved to Hollywood before the Second World War; discovering that there was already a Richard Mackie acting in the US he adopted the stage name Richard Fraser; he signed a contract with 20th Century Fox and appeared in numerous films; Richard retired from acting in 1949 and returned to Britain in 1961 with his then-wife, US actress Ann Gillis, spending most of his last decade working for the BBC in export sales) |
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