From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Richard Whorf June 4 1906 December 14 1966 was an American actor author director and designer Richard was born in Winthrop Massachusetts to Harry and Sarah Lee Whorf Richardss older brother was the wellknown American linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf Whorf began his acting career on the Boston stage as a teenager then moving to Broadway when he was 21 Early on he was in a production of Taming of the Shrew at the Globe Theatre in New York City He moved to Hollywood and became a contract player in movies of the 1930s and 1940s before becoming a director in 1944 He appeared in Christmas Holiday 1944 Blues in the Night 1941 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 and Keeper of the Flame 1942 He directed a number of television programs in the 1950s and 1960s the best known being the CBS hit comedy The Beverly Hillbillies He also directed the shortlived 1959 syndicated adventure series Border Patrol and the 196465 television series Mickey Whorf directed the unsuccessful 1961 stage comedy Julia Jake and Uncle Joe Whorfs hobby was painting he sold his first painting at age 15 for US100 Many of his small town landscape paintings reflected his American worldview and seemed to be inspired by painters like Grant Wood and Norman Rockwell In the 17 March 1963 TV Channels syndicated rotogravure newspaper magazine his painting career was profiled and his studio photographed For the article he told a reporter Who says that a man has to do one thing Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Whorf licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia
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