Ben Bard
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Born | Benjamin Greenberg January 26, 1893 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Great Mausoleum Azalea Terrace Ruth Roland's family crypt |
Occupation(s) | Film, stage actor |
Spouses | 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
Bard was recruited to be a
Bard became the head of the New Talent Department at
Ben Bard Theater
For at least 20 years Bard operated the Ben Bard Theater in Hollywood. The theater had two primary functions — presenting plays and training new actors. In 1952 it presented a new show every week, put on by 150 students and seven directors. Actors who participated in the theater included Turhan Bey, Jack Carson, Alan Ladd, Kathy Lewis, and Gig Young. Talent scouts regularly attended productions to recruit new talent.[3] Facilities at the theater included classrooms, a dance auditorium, a miniature theater, study halls, and offices.[4]
Marriages
- 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
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.
- Newspapers.com.
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- 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