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Frank Latimore | |
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 Latimore inLa nemica (1952) | |
| Born | (1925-09-28)September 28, 1925 Darien, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1998(1998-11-29) (aged 73) Denville Hall,London, England, UK |
| Years active | 1944–1978 |
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| Children | 1 |
Franklin Latimore (bornFranklin Latimore Kline; September 28, 1925 – November 29, 1998) was an American actor.
Latimore was born inDarien, Connecticut. He came from a well-to-do family, and was able to trace his lineage back to theAmerican Revolutionary War. He ran away from home at an early age, and shortly thereafter got the lead part in aBroadway play. He began his acting career in the 1930s, when he and longtime friendLloyd Bridges performed insummer stock theater at a playhouse inWeston, Vermont.
Latimore then went to Hollywood where he signed a contract with20th Century-Fox, and proceeded to appear in such hits asIn the Meantime, Darling,The Dolly Sisters,Three Little Girls in Blue, andShock.
After his years at Fox, he made films in Europe, most of which were swashbucklers such asBalboa, Conquistador of the Pacific,The Golden Falcon,Devil's Cavaliers, and many others, including two Zorro films and some westerns.[1] These were starring roles, much bigger than his Hollywood roles, to the effect that he became the darling of the swashbucklers during the late 50s and early 60s. He appeared in the French filmPurple Noon,[2] as well as in the Italian melodramaA Woman Has Killed (1952). He also dubbed several European films into English.
Latimore appeared in two soap operas, playing Dr.Ed Coleridge onRyan's Hope from 1975 to 1976, and Dr. Emmet Scott onGuiding Light from 1976 to 1979. He did some work for PBS, most notably appearing in a film about the Civil War.
While working in Rome, Italy, in the late 1940s, Latimore met and married Russian-born Valentina Nikitina (12/24/1920 - 3/8/2009) in 1948. Their civil marriage took place in Rome, Italy, and they settled in New York City shortly thereafter. In 1956, their marriage ended in divorce, but she kept her married name, Latimore, throughout her lifetime.
He marriedRukmini Sukarno, an opera singer who was a daughter ofPresident Sukarno ofIndonesia, in 1967.[3] Their son,Chris Kline, is a journalist who was born in 1964.
On November 29, 1998, he died in his sleep, at the age of 73. His remains were cremated and buried beneath a venerable old apple tree on ancestral property in Vermont.
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