Richard Whorf

Born

June 4, 1906

Died

Dec 14, 1966

From

Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA·Santa Monica, California, USA

Also:
Actor
Producer

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Decades active

In short · Directed for three decades — 25 credits.

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Biography

Richard Whorf (June 4, 1906 – December 14, 1966) was an American actor, author, director, and designer. He was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, to Harry and Sarah (Lee) Whorf. Richard's older brother was the well-known American linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf. Whorf began his acting career on the Boston stage as a teenager, later moving to Broadway at the age of 21. One of his early roles was in a production of *Taming of the Shrew* at the Globe Theatre in New York City. He later moved to Hollywood, where he became a contract player in films during the 1930s and 1940s before transitioning into directing in 1944.

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