Phillips Holmes
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 Phillips Holmes in a scene from An American Tragedy |
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| Born | July 22, 1907 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | August 12, 1942 (aged 35) Ontario, Canada |
Phillips Holmes (July 22, 1907 – August 12, 1942) was an American film actor who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1938. His credits included Grumpy, An American Tragedy, Broken Lullaby, Dinner at Eight, and Great Expectations.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of stage star Taylor Holmes, Holmes enjoyed a privileged childhood and received his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, the University of Grenoble and a year at Princeton University where he was spotted in the undergraduate crowd during the filming of Frank Tuttle's Varsity in 1928 and offered a screen test.[1]
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[edit] Death
At the start of World War II, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in a mid-air collision near Ontario, Canada.[2]
[edit] Awards
Holmes has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
[edit] References
- ^ "Phillips Holmes '30 - Going Hollywood and After", Princeton University Library Chronicle, Volume 31, Autumn 1969
- ^ "Actor Phillips Holmes Dies in Warplane Crash", Los Angeles Times, August 15, 1942
[edit] External links
- Phillips Holmes at the Internet Movie Database
- Photographs of Phillips Holmes
- Phillips Holmes at Find a Grave
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