As per our current Database, Ben Bard has been died on 17 May, 1974 at Los Angeles, California, USA.
When Ben Bard die, Ben Bard was 81 years old.
Popular As | Ben Bard |
Occupation | Actor |
Age | 81 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Born | January 26, 1893 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) |
Birthday | January 26 |
Town/City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
Nationality | USA |
Ben Bard’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Ben Bard was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Ben Bard entered theatrical life in his teens, touring under the name "B.D. Bard" with the Jolly Della Pringle theatre company. He played the Schubert Circuit in Vaudeville as the straight man to comic Jack "Baron Munchausen" Pearl.
He was brought to Hollywood in the silent movie era to test as a leading man at Fox Pictures but was type cast as a "Suave Heavy" (dresses well, talks smooth but is evil underneath). In the 1930s, he established Ben Bard Drama, one of the largest and most respected acting schools in Hollywood.
It had an attached theatre company that produced stage classics and West Coast premieres of contemporary American plays. Distinguished graduates of the school included Alan Ladd, Jack Carson, Shirley Temple, Gower Champion, Angie Dickinson, Cliff Robertson and Gig Young.
In the 1950s, he was the head of the New Talent Department at Twentieth Century Fox.