Ben Bard
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| Born | Benjamin Greenberg January 26, 1893 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 1974 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Great Mausoleum Azalea Terrace Ruth Roland's family crypt |
| Occupation | Film, stage actor |
| Spouse(s) | Roma Clarisse
(m. 1939; died 1947) |
Ben Bard (January 26, 1893 – May 17, 1974) was an American movie actor, stage actor, and acting teacher. With comedian Jack Pearl, Bard worked in a comedy duo in vaudeville.[1]
In 1926, Bard, Pearl, and Sascha Beaumont appeared in a short film made in Lee DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. He had a small role in The Bat Whispers (1930). Later in the decade, he ran a leading Hollywood acting school, Ben Bard Drama.
Bard was recruited to be a leading man at Fox Film Corporation. However, he was typecast as a "Suave Heavy"—a smooth-talking, well-dressed fellow with a dark side. An example of this type is his portrayal of "Mr. Brun" in The Seventh Victim (1943). Also in 1943, Bard appeared in two other Val Lewton-produced horror films: The Leopard Man, as Robles, the Police Chief, and The Ghost Ship, as First Officer Bowns.
Bard became the head of the New Talent Department at Twentieth-Century-Fox in September 1956,[2] eventually resigning in August 1959. He re-opened his school, Ben Bard Drama, in 1960.
Personal life[]
- In 1929 he married the serial film star Ruth Roland, and was married to Roland until her death in 1937.
- In 1939, he married Roma Clarisse, an actress and last recipient of the Ruth Roland Scholarship to Ben Bard Drama. They had 3 children before she died in 1947.
- In 1948 Bard married Jackie Lynn Taylor, an actress in the Our Gang series. They divorced in 1954.
Death[]
Bard died in Los Angeles in 1974, aged 81. His resting place is with Ruth Roland in an unmarked grave at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[3] He is survived by his two sons, Bryan Barak Bard, a video documentary artist, and Bartley Bard, a professional director and screenwriter.[citation needed]
Selected filmography[]
- Sandy (1926)
- My Own Pal (1926)
- 7th Heaven (1927)
- Two Flaming Youths (1927)
- Love Makes 'Em Wild (1927)
- The Secret Studio (1927)
- Come to My House (1927)
- Dressed to Kill (1928)
- No Other Woman (1928)
- Fleetwing (1928)
- Romance of the Underworld (1928)
- Love and the Devil (1929)
- Born Reckless (1930)
- The Bat Whispers (1930)
- Meet the Baron (1933)
- Black Angel (1946) (bartender)
References[]
- ^ Laurie Joe, Jr. (1953). Vaudeville: From the Honky-tonks to the Palace. New York: Henry Holt. p. 86.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (September 12, 1956). "Rory Calhoun Aligns With Independents; New Plays Due; Bard Signs". Los Angeles Times. 75 (9). Los Angeles, California. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scott Wilson (22 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. 1 (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.
External links[]
- Ben Bard at IMDb
- Ben Bard at the Internet Broadway Database
- Ben Bard at AllMovie
- Ben Bard at Find a Grave
- Ben Bard at Virtual History
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