Brian Keith

Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 - June 24, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actor.

Biographical Information

Brian Keith was born Robert Keith Richey, Jr. in Bayonne, New Jersey to actor Robert Keith and stage actress Helena Shipman (born in Aberdeen, Washington). He made his acting debut in a silent film, Pied Piper Malone (1924) at the age of 3.

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Bayonne, New Jersey - Robert Keith - Helena Shipman - 1924

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After high school, he joined the U.S. Marines (1942-1945) where he served during World War II as an aerial gunner and received an Air Medal. After the war, he became a stage actor, branching into television and films in the late 1940s. During the later part of his life he suffered from emphysema and lung cancer. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on June 24, 1997 at the age of 75, just two months after his daughter had committed suicide.

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U.S. Marines - 1942 - 1945 - World War II - Air Medal - 1940s - Emphysema - Lung cancer - June 24 - 1997

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He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California.

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Los Angeles - California

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