Biographies: Richard Kiley - Actor

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An American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He studied at Mount Carmel High School before spending a year at Loyola University Chicago, but he left to study acting at Chicago's Barnum Dramatic School. In the late 1940s, he performed in summer stock theaters in the Chicago area before he joined the US Navy during World War II, and after his service ended, he worked as an actor and radio presenter before moving to New York to study singing. He won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical; in 1959 for Redhead, and in 1966 for Man of La Mancha. His credits include Patch Adams (1998) and The Little Prince (1974). He died on March 5, 1999.

• 24 December 2023
• Shaimaa Saied