Richard Todd
Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd OBE (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish-British actor. He won a Golden Globe Award and had an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for his role as Corporal Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 movie The Hasty Heart.[2]
Richard Todd | |
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 Publicity photo of Todd, c. 1959 | |
| Born | Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd 11 June 1919 |
| Died | 3 December 2009 (aged 90) |
| Burial place | St. Guthlac's Church, Little Ponton, Lincolnshire, England |
| Education | Shrewsbury School |
| Alma mater | Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Grant-Bogle (died 1998) (m. 1949; div. 1970) Virginia Mailer (m. 1970; div. 1992) |
| Partner | Patricia Nelson |
| Children | 5 (2 with Bogle, 2 with Mailer, and 1 with Nelson) |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1946 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Service number | 180649 |
| Unit | King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Parachute Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War II
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References
- "He died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday at his home near Grantham in Lincolnshire.". See under 'Death' below
- "Lieutenant Richard Todd". www.pegasusarchive.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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