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Actor Born: November 20, 1890 in Saginaw, MI Death: April 20, 1973 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA Biography:Forever remembered by film buffs as the man who brought King Kong to New York, American actor "Robert Armstrong" was a law student at the University of Washington in Seattle when he dropped out in favor of a vaudeville tour. Learning by doing, Armstrong worked his way up to "leading man" roles in a New York stock company run by veteran character man Jimmy Gleason. Gleason's play Iz Zat So? led to a film contract for Armstrong, whose first picture was "The Main Event" (1927). The actor's stage training served him well during Hollywood's switchover to sound, and he appeared with frequency in the early talkie years, at one point costarring with Broadway legend Fanny Brice in "My Man" (1930). An expert at playing sports and showbiz promoters, Armstrong was a natural for the role of the enthusiastic but foolhardy Carl Denham in "King Kong" (1933). Armstrong enjoyed some of the best dialogue of his career... Full Biography
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