| Birth: | Nov. 20, 1891 | | Death: | Jun. 16, 1967 | 
Actor. Born Reginald Leigh Dugmore in Surrey, England, he began his career on the English stage and his film appearing In "Niobe" (1915). He made films both in the United States and England until the 1960s, with credits to include "Sherlock Holmes" (1922), "Of Human Bondage" (1934), "Captain of the Clouds" (1942), "Cat Ballou" (1965) and "Assault on a Queen" (1967). For television, he appeared on "Cavalcade of America", "The Red Skelton Hour", "Playhouse 90", "The Colgate Comdet Hour" and "Batman". He also became interested in radio controlled model airplanes in the 1930s and opened a model plane shop known as Reginald Denny Hobby Shops. In 1940, he won a US Army contract for radio controlled drone planes and manufactured nearly fifteen thousand drones for the Army, which were used in World War II. He died at age 75 in Surrey, England. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Isabella Cleona Britt Denny (1908 - 1931)*
Children:
Barbara Denny Simmons (1916 - 1948)*
*Calculated relationship
Cause of death: Cancer
Search Amazon for Reginald Denny | | | Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Morning Light, Lot 7451 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Apr 17, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 5153 |
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