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Viola Richard

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Viola Richard
Viola Richard circa 1925
Born(1904-01-26)January 26, 1904
DiedDecember 28, 1973(1973-12-28) (aged 69)
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1935
Spouses
Alexander Kempner
(m. 1928; div. 1938)
Sydney Rusinow
(m. 1942; died 1951)
Lawrence McCafferty
(m. 1953)

Viola Richard (January 26, 1904 – December 28, 1973[citation needed] ) was an American actress.

Biography

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Richard worked at the Hal Roach Studios, where she had a five-year contract,[1] opposite Laurel and Hardy, Charley Chase, and Max Davidson in the 1920s. She left Roach in 1928, but returned in 1935 to play small roles[citation needed] in an Our Gang short and again with Laurel and Hardy in Tit for Tat.

Richard was married three times. Her first marriage, to Alexander Kempner in 1928, ended in divorce in 1938. She married Sydney Rusinow in 1942, but he died in a house fire in 1951. In 1953 she married Lawrence McCafferty, and they remained married until her death; he died in 1979.[citation needed]

Richard died in 1973 in Riverside, California.[citation needed]

She is not to be confused with Viola Agnes Richard (1901–1955) of 20th Century Fox Films' wardrobe department.

Partial filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1926 Exclusive Rights
1927 Why Girls Love Sailors Willie's Girl Short
1927 Sailors, Beware! Society lady Short, Uncredited
1927 Love 'Em and Feed 'Em Viola, a telephone operator Short
1927 Do Detectives Think? Mrs. Foozle Short, Uncredited
1928 Leave 'Em Laughing Dentist's Nurse Short, Uncredited
1928 Flying Elephants Blushing Rose Short
1928 Limousine Love Mrs. Glenders Short
1928 Should Married Men Go Home? Brunette Girlfriend Short, Uncredited
1935 Tit for Tat Passerby Short, Uncredited
1935 Sprucin' Up Second pedestrian Short, (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ "Behind the Screen". The Billings Gazette. April 3, 1927. p. 28. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
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