AKA Byron Elsworth Barr

Born: 4-Nov-1913
Birthplace: St. Cloud, MN
Died: 19-Oct-1978
Location of death: New York City [1]
Cause of death: Suicide
Remains: Buried, Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Father: John Barr
Mother: Emma Barr
Wife: Sheila Stapler (m. 1939, div. 1947)
Wife: Sophia Rosenstein (m. 1950, d. 1952)
Wife: Elizabeth Montgomery (actress, m. 28-Dec-1956, div. 1963)
Wife: Elaine Williams (m. 1963, div. 1966)
Daughter: Jennifer Young (b. 1964)
Wife: Kim Schmidt (m. 27-Sep-1978, d. 19-Oct-1978 murder, Gig shot and killed her)

    Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1970 for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
    Golden Globe 1970 for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6841 Hollywood Blvd.

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Game of Death (23-Mar-1978)
    Spectre (21-May-1977)
    Sherlock Holmes in New York (18-Oct-1976)
    The Hindenberg (25-Dec-1975)
    The Killer Elite (17-Dec-1975)
    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (15-Aug-1974)
    Lovers and Other Strangers (12-Aug-1970)
    They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (10-Dec-1969)
    The Shuttered Room (14-Feb-1968)
    Strange Bedfellows (10-Feb-1965)
    A Ticklish Affair (18-Aug-1963)
    Five Miles to Midnight (12-Dec-1962)
    Kid Galahad (11-Aug-1962)
    That Touch of Mink (14-Jun-1962)
    The Story on Page One (13-Jan-1960)
    Ask Any Girl (21-May-1959)
    The Tunnel of Love (21-Nov-1958)
    Teacher's Pet (1-Apr-1958)
    Desk Set (1-May-1957)
    The Desperate Hours (5-Oct-1955)
    Young at Heart (Dec-1954)
    Torch Song (23-Oct-1953)
    City That Never Sleeps (7-Aug-1953)
    You for Me (24-Sep-1952)
    Come Fill the Cup (24-Oct-1951)
    Only the Valiant (13-Apr-1951)
    Tell It to the Judge (18-Nov-1949)
    Lust for Gold (10-Jun-1949)
    Wake of the Red Witch (30-Dec-1948)
    The Three Musketeers (20-Oct-1948)
    The Woman in White (7-May-1948)
    Old Acquaintance (2-Nov-1943)
    Air Force (3-Feb-1943)
    Captains of the Clouds (12-Feb-1942)

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