Viola Richard
Viola Richard circa 1925
Born	(1904-01-26)January 26, 1904
Died	December 28, 1973(1973-12-28) (aged 69) Riverside,California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1926–1935
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 Americanactress.

Richard worked at theHal Roach Studios, where she had a five-year contract,^[1] oppositeLaurel and Hardy,Charley Chase, andMax Davidson in the 1920s. She left Roach in 1928, but returned in 1935 to play small roles^{[citation needed]} in anOur Gang short and again with Laurel and Hardy inTit 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 inRiverside, California.^{[citation needed]}

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

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