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R. G. Armstrong
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Born
| Robert Golden Armstrong, Jr.
(
1917-04-07
)
April 7, 1917
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Died
| July 27, 2012
(2012-07-27)
(aged 95)
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Cause of death
| Natural causes
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Nationality
| American
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Education
| Howard College
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Alma mater
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Actors' Studio
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Occupation(s)
| Actor, playwright
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Years active
| 1954 ? 2001
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Spouse(s)
| Ann Neale
(1952 ? 1972; divorced),
Susan M. Guthrie
(1973 ? 1976; divorced),
Mary Craven
(1993 ? 2003; her death)
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Children
| 4
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Robert Golden "R. G." Armstrong, Jr.
(April 7, 1917 ? July 27, 2012) was an
American
movie, stage, television actor, and playwright.
Armstrong was born on April 7, 1917 in
Pleasant Grove, Alabama
and raised in on a small farm near Birmingham, Alabama. Armstrong was educated at
Howard College
and went to
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
with late actor
John Forsythe
and late actor and friend
Andy Griffith
. After graduated he the
Actors' Studio
.
Armstrong's career began in 1959 when he starred in the movie
The Fugitive Kind
and later appeared in other movies like;
El Dorado
,
Race with the Devil
,
The Car
,
Dick Tracy
,
Predator
, and his final movie
Purgatory
.
Armstrong was married to Ann Neale from 1952 until they divorced in 1972, they had four children. Later he married Susan M. Guthrie from 1973 until they divorced in 1976. Lastly he married Mary Craven from 1993 until she died in 2003.
Armstrong died on July 27, 2012 in his home in Studio City, California from natural causes. He was 95. He is survived by his four children from his first marriage.
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