Richard Dix
Richard Dix ( born July 18, 1893 in St. Paul, Minnesota, † September 20, 1949 in Los Angeles, California; actually Ernest Carlton Brimmer ) was an American film and theater actor and film producer.
Biography
Richard Dix, born and raised in St. Paul, would, if it were up to the Father, to be a surgeon. But already in the school, showed his talent and passion for acting, he was also an avid football and baseball player. After a year spent Dix at the University of Minnesota, he left them and worked briefly in a bank. To the studying acting finance, he also worked as a clerk in an architect's office. Dix 's career was interrupted by his service in the weapon during the First World War, after which he began to collect first experiences as an actor on Broadway.
1917 can already be seen in a supporting role of a feature film, he made his breakthrough in 1921 with Not Guilty, a 70 -minute silent film, the Dix also produced. It should remain Dix first and only work behind the camera, which could be seen from this point in numerous black and white films. So he was alone in his busiest year, 1925, in seven films. His most famous film in those days was the 1923 film produced Bible The Ten Commandments.
1931 was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor Richard Dix for his role in the Western pioneers of the Wild West ( Cimarron ). Also Dix received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was married twice. From his first marriage to Winifred Coe, whom he married on October 20, 1931, was a native daughter Martha Mary Ellen Dix. After the divorce in 1933, Dix married on June 29, 1934 Virginia Webster. The couple had twins, Richard and Robert Dix, and adopted a daughter, Sara Sue.
End of the 1930s, the success of Richard Dix began to subside, but he was still playing leading roles in B- movies. 1947 Dix withdrew because of health problems from acting. He had been involved in a total of 99 feature films. Two years later died Dix, 56 years old, from heart failure.