Personal Info
- Known ForDirecting
- GenderMale
- Birthday1896-02-24
- Day of Death1991-05-01 (95 years)
- Place of BirthHutchinson, Kansas, USA
- Also Known AsFrank L. InghramFrank InghramRollo Smolt Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Biography
Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred and eighty films. The first full length motion picture he...Read More