| Ramon Novarro  AKA Ramón Gil Samaniego
Born: 6-Feb-1899
Birthplace: Durango, Mexico
Died: 30-Oct-1968
Location of death: North Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Murder
Remains: Buried, Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Gay
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Ben-Hur Novarro was a silent star who successfuly made the switch to talkies. His first break was Scaramouche but he is best known for being cast as the lead in Ben-Hur, when all the filming on that picture was scrapped and re-shot. Novarro's salary at the peak reached $10,000/week. Scandal erupted in 1968 after Novarro was beaten to death at his home by a pair of teenage boys, Paul (age 17) and Tom Ferguson (age 22). Father: Mariano N. Samaniego (dentist)
Mother: Leonor Gavilan
Brother: (older)
Girlfriend: Anita Page (together 1929-30)
Golden Globe 1960 Special Award
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6350 Hollywood Blvd.
Aztec Ancestry Maternal
Spanish Ancestry Maternal
Risk Factors: Alcoholism
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Heller in Pink Tights (29-Feb-1960)
Crisis (7-Jul-1950)
The Outriders (1-Mar-1950)
The Big Steal (9-Jul-1949)
We Were Strangers (27-Apr-1949)
The Cat and the Fiddle (16-Feb-1934)
Huddle (14-May-1932)
Mata Hari (26-Dec-1931)
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (21-Sep-1927)
Ben-Hur (30-Dec-1925)
The Red Lily (8-Sep-1924)
Scaramouche (15-Sep-1923)
The Prisoner of Zenda (11-Sep-1922)
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