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David Sharpe (actor)

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Dave Sharpe
Born
David Hardin Sharpe

(1910-02-02)February 2, 1910
DiedMarch 30, 1980(1980-03-30) (aged 70)
Occupation(s)Stunt performer, actor
Years active1922–1978
Spouse(s)Jean Allen (?-?)[citation needed]
Gertrude Messinger (April 1932 - May 1935; divorced)
Thelma Mae Crawford (January 1949 - April 1952; divorced)
Mary Lou Dix, aka Mary Louise Wolfe (1956-?)
Children1

David Hardin Sharpe (February 2, 1910 – March 30, 1980) was an American actor and stunt performer, sometimes billed as Davy Sharpe.[1]

Biography

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Sharpe's father was Harry Sharpe, a fight referee in St. Louis.[2]

Sharpe won the US National Tumbling Championship in 1925 and 1926. He began his film career as a child actor in the 1920s. Eventually he became the "Ramrod" (stunt coordinator) for Republic Pictures from 1939 until mid-1942 when the USA entered World War II. He was replaced in this role by Tom Steele while Sharpe joined the Army Air Corps in 1943.

Personal life and death

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Sharpe married film actress Gertrude Messinger in 1932.[2] He died in 1980, aged 70, of Lou Gehrig's disease (some sources cited Parkinson's disease).[3]

Recognition

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In 1979, Sharpe received the Yakima Canutt Award, which honors stuntmen.[4] Sharpe was inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1980.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Cline, William C. (2000-09-15). Serials-ly Speaking: Essays on Cliffhangers. McFarland. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7864-0918-1.
  2. ^ a b "Miss Messinger Bride Of David Sharpe After Elopement". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. April 21, 1932. p. 13. Retrieved September 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ David Sharpe biography, B-Westerns.com. Accessed November 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Stuntman Sharpe Gets Canutt Award". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. May 28, 1979. p. 14 – Part IV. Retrieved 30 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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