Born: 3-Apr-1898
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 24-May-1981
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Culver City, CA

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

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Toastmaster General of the United States

Wife: Florence Courtney (m. 22-May-1923, div. 24-Oct-1932)
Wife: Norma Talmadge (actress, m. 23-Apr-1934, div. 11-Aug-1939)
Wife: Lois Andrews (m. 1940, div. 1943, one daughter)
Slept with: Pola Negri (per 1975 memoir)
Slept with: Helen Morgan (per 1975 memoir)
Slept with: Lupe Velez (per 1975 memoir)

    Oscar (honorary) 1970 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1751 Vine St. (motion pictures)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Reds (3-Dec-1981) Himself
    Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (26-May-1976)
    Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (19-Mar-1969)
    Valley of the Dolls (15-Dec-1967)
    The Busy Body (12-Mar-1967)
    Beau James (7-Jun-1957) Himself
    Stage Door Canteen (24-Jun-1943) Himself

Author of books:
So Help Me (1943, memoir)
This Way, Miss (1955, memoir)
The World I Lived In (1975, memoir)

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