Richard "Skeets" Gallagher (July 28, 1891 – May 22, 1955) was an American actor.[1] He had blue eyes and his naturally blond hair was tinged with gray from the age of 16.[citation needed]

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Richard "Skeets" Gallagher
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Gallagher in 1944
Born(1891-07-28)July 28, 1891
DiedMay 22, 1955(1955-05-22) (aged 63)
Other namesSkeets Gallagher
OccupationActor
Years active1915–1952
Spouse(s)Irene Martin (divorced)
Pauline Mason
(m. 1929)
Children2
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Biography

Gallagher was born on July 28, 1891 in Terre Haute, Indiana. As a child he was nicknamed Skeets, short for mosquito, because of his frequent speedy bursts of running.[2]

Gallagher was educated at Rose Polytechnic Institute and Indiana University. He first studied civil engineering and then law. His stage career began by writing a one-act skit that he took to a local theatre group. [citation needed] He started acting in vaudeville, and later signed with Paramount Pictures.

He appeared in Frank Capra's first feature film For the Love of Mike (1927), a silent film now considered a lost film, and in several early sound films.

He died on May 22, 1955 in Santa Monica, California from a heart attack.[1]

Gallagher campaigned for the reelection of President Herbert Hoover in 1932.[3]

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