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Distinguished U.S. actor and longtime civil rights campaigner Robert Bushnell Ryan was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Mable Arbutus (Bushnell), a secretary, and Timothy Aloysius Ryan, whose wealthy family owned a real estate firm. His father was of Irish ancestry, and his mother was of English and Irish descent. Ryan served in the United States Marines as a drill sergeant (winning a boxing championship) and went on to become a key figure in post WWII American Film Noir and western productions.
Ryan grabbed critical attention for his dynamic performances as an anti-Semitic bully in the superb Crossfire (1947), as an over-the-hill boxer who refuses to take a fall in The Set-Up (1949) and as a hostile & jaded cop in On Dangerous Ground (1951). Ryan's athletic physique, intense gaze and sharply delivered, authoritarian tones made him an ideal actor for the oily world of the Film Noir genre, and he contributed solid performances to many Film Noir features, usually as a vile villain. Ryan played a worthy opponent for bounty hunter James Stewart in the Anthony Mann directed western The Naked Spur (1953), he locked horns with an intrepid investigator Spencer Tracy in the suspenseful Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and starred alongside Harry Belafonte in the grimy, gangster flick Odds Against Tomorrow (1959). Plus, the inventive Ryan excelled as the ruthless "John Claggart" in Billy Budd (1962), and two different WWII US generals - first in the star-filled The Longest Day (1962) and then in Battle of the Bulge (1965).
For the next eight years prior to his untimely death in 1973, Ryan landed some tremendous roles in a mixture of productions each aided by his high-caliber acting skills leaving strong impressions on movie audiences. He was one of the hard men hired to pursue kidnapped Claudia Cardinale in the hard boiled action of The Professionals (1966), a by-the-book army colonel clashing with highly unorthodox army major Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967), and an embittered bounty hunter (again) forced to hunt down old friend William Holden in the violent Sam Peckinpah western classic The Wild Bunch (1969). Ryan's final on-screen performance was in the terrific production of The Iceman Cometh (1973) based on the Eugene O'Neill play and also starring Lee Marvin and Fredric March.
Legend has it that Sam Peckinpah clashed very heatedly with Ryan during the making of The Wild Bunch (1969); however Peckinpah eventually backed down when a crew member reminded Sam of Robert Ryan's proficiency with his fists!
Primarily a man of pacifist beliefs, Ryan often found it a challenge playing sadistic and racist characters who very much were at odds with his own personal ideals. Additionally, Ryan actively campaigned for improved civil rights, restricting the growth of nuclear weapons, and he strongly opposed McCarthyism and its abuse of people who many believed were innocent. A gifted, intelligent and powerful actor, Robert Ryan passed away on July 11th, 1973 of lung cancer.- Writer
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Nobuko Yoshiya was born on 12 January 1896 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. She was a writer, known for Riso no otto (1933), Hana-tsumi nikki (1939) and Otome series: Sono ichi - Hana monogatari: Fukujusô (1935). She died on 11 July 1973 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.- John Bridges was born on 24 October 1888 in Tallasee, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for Wild Horse Stampede (1943), Death Valley Rangers (1943) and Sonora Stagecoach (1944). He died on 11 July 1973 in San Bernardino County, California, USA.
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Emil Rashev was born on 1 July 1909 in Razgrad, Bulgaria. He was a cinematographer, known for Rebro Adamovo (1956), Nespokoen pat (1955) and Pesen za choveka (1954). He died on 11 July 1973 in Sofia, Bulgaria.- Erik Johansson was born on 7 February 1894. He was an actor, known for Carolina Rediviva (1920), Hon, han och Andersson (1926) and The Southsiders (1932). He died on 11 July 1973 in Skärholmen, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Regina Rosenburgo was born in 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Quem é Beta? (1973) and Girl of Ipanema (1967). She was married to Gérard Lecléry and Wallace Simonsen. She died on 11 July 1973 in Saulx-les-Chartreux, Essonne, France.
- Leon Zaluga was born on 7 April 1923 in Osmólsk Górny, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Prom (1970), Ostatni kurs (1963) and Z tamtej strony teczy (1973). He died on 11 July 1973 in Sanniki, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Maurycy Janowski was born on 19 August 1919 in Poland. He was a writer, known for The Small White Mouse (1964), Nichts als Sünde (1965) and Wie füttert man einen Esel (1974). He died on 11 July 1973 in the German Democratic Republic.- Paul Delauzac was born on 26 March 1897 in La Roche-Bernard, Morbihan, France. He was an actor, known for L'ennemi sans visage (1946), Le client du numéro 16 (1933) and Le briseur de chaînes (1941). He died on 11 July 1973 in Triaize, Vendée, France.
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W.L. McPheeters was born on 13 February 1880 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924). He died on 11 July 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.