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Richard Basehart was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Richard Basehart worked right up until his death. He had just finished narrating the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California, when he suffered a series of strokes. He died 17 September, 1984, at the age of 70.
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In 1962, Basehart married his last wife, Diana Lotery. Their first daughter, Jenna, was born in 1964 and their second daughter, Gayla, was born in 1969.
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His marriage to Valentina Cortese produced one child, son John Anthony Carmine Michael (aka Jack). They were divorced in 1960.
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Basehart lived in Europe for most of the 1950s.
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Richard met the Italian actress Valentina Cortese while making "The House On Telegraph Hill". They were married on March 24, 1951.
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Basehart married Stephanie Klein January 14, 1940. Tragically, she died ten years later of a brain tumor. They had no children together.
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Richard was 5'8" tall.
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As a young man, he lost his job as a reporter for his dad's newspaper after punching a detective in the face.
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Basehart feared horses but overcame it to ride them in films.
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Broke his right foot in three places after jumping seventeen feet off of the ship during the filming of Moby Dick.
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When he was 12, he ran away from home for two weeks.
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Favorite color: white
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Basehart played priests four times and German soldiers six times.
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Richard owned a dog named Harriman, after his role as Admiral Harriman Nelson in Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea.
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Suffered from claustrophopia.
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Favorite food: steak tartare
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First started acting at the age of 13.
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Also had a sister named Elizabeth.
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An accident on a titter totter crushed one hand, misshaping those fingers. These can be clearly seen in some of the shows he appeared in.
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Had three brothers Robert, Hubert and Harry.
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His father was a traveling minstrel.