Baby-faced actor
Robert Arthur, who starred in classic films with Bing
Crosby, Gregory Peck, and Ronald Reagan, only to segue into
the role of a gay rights activist, died October 1 in
Aberdeen, Wash., at the age of 83.
Baby-faced actor
Robert Arthur, who starred in classic films with Bing
Crosby, Gregory Peck, and Ronald Reagan, only to segue into
the role of a gay rights activist, died October 1 in
Aberdeen, Wash., at the age of 83.
After serving in
the Navy, Arthur went to Hollywood, where he was cast in
bit parts before landing a role in the 1948 western Green
Grass of Wyoming. He had steady work after
that in films such as Twelve O'Clock High and
Hellcats of the Navy.
Some of his most
memorable films were September Affair with Joan
Fontaine, the Billy Wilder-directed Ace in the Hole,
and the Jane Wyman film Just for You. Arthur left
Hollywood in the 1960s and tried his hand
at various careers, including insurance, the
Los Angeles Times reports.
But it was as an
activist for gay seniors that Arthur may be most fondly
remembered. In 1980, Arthur established a nonprofit
public-benefit corporation that aided gay and lesbian
seniors. The former actor also was involved with the
Log Cabin Republicans. (Neal Broverman, The
Advocate)
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