Posts from arthurarnell in thread „The Fighting Seabees (1944)“

Hi

And one of Dennis O'Keefe a fine understated actor of the forties and fifties who made some good pictures.



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Arthur

Hi

A nice portrait photo of Susan Hayward

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Arthur

Hi Vera

The actor you are referring to was Leonid Kinskey 1903-1998

He was born in St petersburg on April 18.

An accomplished mime artist he left Russia in 1921 and worked his way through Europe and ended up in the United States. In 1926 he made a brief debut and then went missing for the next six years until 1932 when he made his first sound picture.

Because of his height and appearnce he was ideal for playing the eccentric foreigner.

After retireing from films he ran a restaurant and also after making a comeback in the mid fifties worked in television. He appeared in two pictures with John Wayne.

After his death the obituaries described him as one of hollywoods greatest clowns.

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Arthur