Ralph Bellamy Net Worth
Ralph Bellamy Net Worth is
$5 Million
Ralph Bellamy Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ralph Bellamy was a veteran actor who was so well-liked and respected by his peers that he was the recipient of an honorary Oscar in 1987 for his contributions to the acting profession. Ralph Rexford Bellamy was born June 17, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lilla Louise (Smith), originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and Charles Rexford ... Date Of Birth | June 17, 1904, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Died | November 29, 1991, Santa Monica, California, United States |
Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
Spouse | Alice Murphy (m. 1949–1991) |
TV Shows | Man Against Crime, War and Remembrance |
Star Sign | Gemini |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Distinctive authoritative voice |
2 | Frequently played the "other man" in romances and comedies, and he was often fleeced by leading men like Cary Grant to get to the female lead. |
Title | Salary |
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Ever in My Heart (1933) | 6,000 |
The Magnificent Lie (1931) | $650 /week |
The Secret Six (1931) | $650 /week |
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1 | I've been very lucky; like most actors and actresses, there have been times when I've gone hungry. My philosophy is just take it a day at a time. As far as I'm concerned, I'll never retire. |
2 | I always tell the producers, if I can't get the girl at the end of the picture, at least give me more money. |
3 | One day in Hollywood, I read a script in which the character was described as "charming but dull -- a typical Ralph Bellamy type". I promptly headed for New York to find a part with guts. |
# | Fact |
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1 | Following his death, he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, California. |
2 | He was posthumously awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on February 26, 1992. |
3 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6542 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. |
4 | He was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild in 1933. |
5 | He was a member of The Lambs, an actor's club first established in New York in 1874. |
6 | He was regularly seen socially with a select circle of friends known as the Irish Mafia. |
7 | He was a liberal Democrat who supported Franklin D. Roosevelt during his time in office. |
8 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 55-56. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001. |
9 | Had played Franklin D. Roosevelt four times: on stage, in a movie and in two miniseries. |
10 | As a boy, he delivered newspapers and groceries, and worked as a soda jerk at a drugstore. |
11 | While he was under contract for Columbia Pictures, he directed a screen test for a xylophone player in New York in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You (1938). The xylophone did not get the role. |
12 | Ran away from home at age 17 to join a traveling band of Shakespearean players. He also worked as an usher at Ravinia Park Open Air Pavilion. |
13 | Attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. He was president of the Drama Club there. However, he was expelled for smoking on school grounds,. |
14 | Ralph owned his own stock company for four seasons (1926-1930). It was called "The Ralph Bellamy Players" and it toured Nashville, Evanston, and Iowa (including Des Moines). Overall, he spent nine years in repertory and touring companies, playing over 400 roles, including an average of two or three in each play. |
15 | Was the eldest of three children born to Charles Rexford Bellamy, who was employed with an advertising agency, and Lilla Louise Smith. One of his younger siblings, a boy, died a couple of days after birth. |
16 | Had two children: Lynn Bellamy and Willard Bellamy. |
17 | Turned down the role of Noah Cross in Chinatown (1974); the role was played by John Huston instead. |
18 | In Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday (1940), Bellamy's character, as happened in several movies, loses his girl to Cary Grant. At one point in the movie, as the conniving newspaper editor, Grant is giving a henchman directions to help him identify Bellamy's character, and Grant says, "He looks like Ralph Bellamy.". |
19 | Great-uncle of actor Sam Huntington, to whom he bequeathed his Lifetime Achievement Oscar. |
20 | Attended New Trier High School, as did Rock Hudson, Hugh B. O'Brien, Ann-Margret, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Virginia Madsen and Liz Phair. |
21 | Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 37-38. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. |
22 | Won Broadway's 1958 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for his portrayal of Franklin D. Roosevelt in "Sunrise at Campobello", a role that he recreated in the movie version also titled Sunrise at Campobello (1960). |
23 | Was one of the most popular and durable actors in Hollywood, playing everything from handsome heroes in his youth to nefarious old men later in his career. |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Winds of War | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | President Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Little House on the Prairie | 1983 | TV Series | Dr. Marvin Haynes |
Fantasy Island | 1980-1982 | TV Series | Adam Larrabee / Dr. Arthur Gates |
Aloha Paradise | 1981 | TV Series | Horace |
Walking Tall | 1981 | TV Series | Jim Clausen |
The Memory of Eva Ryker | 1980 | TV Movie | William E. Ryker |
Power | 1980 | TV Movie | Ben Frelinghuysen |
Condominium | 1980 | TV Series | Lee Messenger |
The Billion Dollar Threat | 1979 | TV Movie | Mike Larson |
The Millionaire | 1978 | TV Movie | George Mathews |
The Clone Master | 1978 | TV Movie | Ezra Louthin |
Wheels | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Lowell Baxter |
Having Babies | 1978 | TV Series | Dr. Franklin |
The Bob Newhart Show | 1977 | TV Series | Alan Dreeben |
Oh, God! | 1977 | Sam Raven | |
Westside Medical | 1977 | TV Series | Everett Meade |
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging | 1977 | TV Movie | McVea |
Testimony of Two Men | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Dr. Jim Spaulding |
Hunter | 1977 | TV Series | Harold Baker |
Once an Eagle | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Ed Caldwell |
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Jerome Patterton |
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | 1976 | TV Movie | Dr. Gunther |
Nightmare in Badham County | 1976 | TV Movie | Judge |
Return to Earth | 1976 | TV Movie | Col. Edwin E. Aldrin |
McNaughton's Daughter | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Moses Bellman |
Cannon | 1976 | TV Series | Benjamin Holbrook |
Medical Center | 1975 | TV Series | Dr. Bycroft |
Murder on Flight 502 | 1975 | TV Movie | Dr. Kenyon Walker |
Medical Story | 1975 | TV Series | Dr. Marshak |
Search for the Gods | 1975 | TV Movie | Dr. Henderson |
Adventures of the Queen | 1975 | TV Movie | J.L. Dundeen |
The Log of the Black Pearl | 1975 | TV Movie | Captain Fitzsimmons |
The Missiles of October | 1974 | TV Movie | U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson |
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1973 | TV Series | |
Cancel My Reservation | 1972 | John Ed | |
Something Evil | 1972 | TV Movie | Harry Lincoln |
The Last of the Powerseekers | 1971 | TV Movie | Baylor Carlyle |
Doctors' Wives | 1971 | Jake Porter | |
The Most Deadly Game | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Ethan Arcane |
The Survivors | 1969 | TV Series | Baylor Carlyle |
The Immortal | 1969 | TV Series | Dr. Matthew Pearce |
The F.B.I. | 1966-1968 | TV Series | Mark Dryden / Captain Jennerson |
The Virginian | 1968 | TV Series | Jeremiah |
Rosemary's Baby | 1968 | Dr. Sapirstein | |
CBS Playhouse | 1968 | TV Series | Ned's father |
Gunsmoke | 1967 | TV Series | Sheriff Bassett |
Run for Your Life | 1967 | TV Series | Cal Phillips |
The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | Morgan Tate |
Wings of Fire | 1967 | TV Movie | Doug Sanborn |
12 O'Clock High | 1967 | TV Series | Commodore Leon Crompton |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1967 | TV Series | Dr. Charles Chapman |
The Professionals | 1966 | Grant | |
Rawhide | 1961-1965 | TV Series | Marshal Hanson Dickson / Judge Quince |
The Bell Telephone Hour | 1965 | TV Series | Host |
Seaway | 1965 | TV Series | Captain Folsom |
The Eleventh Hour | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Dr. L. Richard Starke |
Dr. Kildare | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. L Richard Starke |
Alcoa Premiere | 1963 | TV Series | Julian Wells / Dr. Richard Meredith |
Death Valley Days | 1962 | TV Series | Daniel Quint |
Golden Showcase | 1962 | TV Series | Mr. Halevy |
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed | 1961 | TV Movie | Lambertson |
Checkmate | 1961 | TV Series | Governor Tom Barker |
The Dick Powell Theatre | 1961 | TV Series | Judge Hansen |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series | Dr. Alec Harvey |
The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 1961 | TV Series | Willard Mitchell |
The Barbara Stanwyck Show | 1960 | TV Series | Dobson |
Sunday Showcase | 1960 | TV Series | Thomas Jefferson |
Sunrise at Campobello | 1960 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | |
Our American Heritage | 1959 | TV Series | Thomas Jefferson |
The Christmas Tree | 1958 | TV Movie | Theron |
Suspicion | 1957 | TV Series | Detective Thorpe |
The United States Steel Hour | 1954-1957 | TV Series | David Durfee / Walt |
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! | 1957 | TV Series | Eddy Gilmore / Col. Andy Morgan |
Kraft Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | |
Climax! | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Damon Runyon / Hap Kennelly / Phillip Hardecker, Sr. |
The Alcoa Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Dutch Scranton |
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Nat Hanson |
Studio One in Hollywood | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Walter Preston / Todd McNeill |
Studio 57 | 1957 | TV Series | Steve |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | Joe McQuade |
Zane Grey Theater | 1956 | TV Series | Joel Todd |
The Ford Television Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | David Ewing / Jonathan Drexel |
Playhouse 90 | 1956 | TV Series | Eddie Hanneman |
Goodyear Playhouse | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Hank Patten |
Man Against Crime | 1956 | TV Series | |
Playwrights '56 | 1956 | TV Series | John Hinks |
Screen Directors Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | Dr. Martin Kelog |
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1948-1956 | TV Series | Porter / Tice Collins |
Star Stage | 1956 | TV Series | |
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | 1955 | Congressman Frank R. Reid | |
The Devil's Disciple | 1955 | TV Movie | Pastor Anderson |
General Electric Theater | 1955 | TV Series | Col. Tom Wheeler |
The Elgin Hour | 1954 | TV Series | Walter |
Man Against Crime | 1949-1954 | TV Series | Mike Barnett |
Lady on a Train | 1945 | Jonathan Waring | |
Delightfully Dangerous | 1945 | Arthur Hale | |
Guest in the House | 1944 | Douglas Proctor | |
Stage Door Canteen | 1943 | Ralph Bellamy | |
The Great Impersonation | 1942 | Sir Edward Dominey / Baron Leopold von Ragenstein | |
Men of Texas | 1942 | Major Lamphere | |
Lady in a Jam | 1942 | Stanley Gardner | |
The Ghost of Frankenstein | 1942 | Erik Ernst | |
The Wolf Man | 1941 | Colonel Montford | |
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | 1941 | Ellery Queen | |
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | 1941 | Ellery Queen | |
Dive Bomber | 1941 | Lance Rogers | |
Affectionately Yours | 1941 | Owen Wright | |
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | 1941 | Ellery Queen | |
Footsteps in the Dark | 1941 | Dr. Davis | |
Ellery Queen, Master Detective | 1940 | Ellery Queen | |
Meet the Wildcat | 1940 | Lt. Brad Williams | |
Public Deb No. 1 | 1940 | Bruce Fairchild | |
Dance, Girl, Dance | 1940 | Steve Adams | |
Queen of the Mob | 1940 | FBI Agent Scott Langham | |
Brother Orchid | 1940 | Clarence Fletcher | |
Flight Angels | 1940 | Bill Graves | |
His Girl Friday | 1940 | Bruce Baldwin | |
Coast Guard | 1939 | Lt. Raymond 'Ray' Dower | |
Blind Alley | 1939 | Dr. Shelby | |
Let Us Live | 1939 | Lieutenant Everett | |
Smashing the Spy Ring | 1938 | John Baxter | |
Trade Winds | 1938 | Ben Blodgett | |
Girls' School | 1938 | Michael Hendragin | |
Carefree | 1938 | Stephen Arden | |
Boy Meets Girl | 1938 | C. Elliott Friday | |
Fools for Scandal | 1938 | Phillip Chester | |
The Crime of Doctor Hallet | 1938 | Dr. Paul Hallet | |
The Awful Truth | 1937 | Daniel Leeson | |
Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 12 | 1937 | Documentary short | Ralph Bellamy |
It Can't Last Forever | 1937 | Russ Matthews | |
Let's Get Married | 1937 | Kirk Duncan | |
Counterfeit Lady | 1936 | Johnny Pierce | |
Wild Brian Kent | 1936 | Brian Kent | |
The Man Who Lived Twice | 1936 | Dr. James Blake / 'Slick' Rawley | |
Straight from the Shoulder | 1936 | Curt Hayden | |
The Final Hour | 1936 | John Vickery | |
Roaming Lady | 1936 | Daniel S. 'Dan' Bailey | |
Dangerous Intrigue | 1936 | Tony Halliday | |
Hands Across the Table | 1935 | Allen Macklyn | |
Navy Wife | 1935 | Dr. Quentin Harden | |
The Healer | 1935 | Dr. Holden | |
Air Hawks | 1935 | Barry Eldon | |
Eight Bells | 1935 | Steve Andrews | |
The Wedding Night | 1935 | Fredrik Sobieski | |
Gigolette | 1935 | Terry Gallagher | |
Rendezvous at Midnight | 1935 | Commissioner Robert Edmonds | |
Helldorado | 1935 | J.F. Van Avery | |
Woman in the Dark | 1934 | John Bradley | |
Girl in Danger | 1934 | Inspector Steve Trent | |
One Is Guilty | 1934 | Police Inspector Steve Trent | |
The Crime of Helen Stanley | 1934 | Inspector Steve Trent | |
This Man Is Mine | 1934 | Jim Dunlap | |
Once to Every Woman | 1934 | Dr. Barclay | |
Spitfire | 1934 | George Fleetwood | |
Before Midnight | 1933 | Inspector Steve Trent | |
Ever in My Heart | 1933 | Jeff | |
Ace of Aces | 1933 | Capt. / Maj. Blake | |
Blind Adventure | 1933 | Jim Steele | |
Headline Shooter | 1933 | Hal Caldwell | |
Flying Devils | 1933 | 'Speed' Hardy | |
The Narrow Corner | 1933 | Eric Whittenson | |
Picture Snatcher | 1933 | McLean | |
Destination Unknown | 1933 | Stowaway | |
Below the Sea | 1933 | McCreary | |
Parole Girl | 1933 | Joseph B. 'Joe' Smith | |
Second Hand Wife | 1933 | Carter Cavendish | |
Air Mail | 1932 | Mike Miller | |
Wild Girl | 1932 | Jack Marbury | |
Almost Married | 1932 | Deene Maxwell | |
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | 1932 | Dr. Ladd | |
The Woman in Room 13 | 1932 | John Bruce | |
Young America | 1932 | Judge Blake | |
Disorderly Conduct | 1932 | Captain Tom Manning | |
Forbidden | 1932 | Holland | |
Surrender | 1931 | Captain Ebbing | |
West of Broadway | 1931 | Mac - The Ranch Foreman | |
The Magnificent Lie | 1931 | Bill Childers | |
The Secret 6 | 1931 | Johnny Franks | |
Pretty Woman | 1990 | James Morse | |
Christine Cromwell | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Cyrus Blain |
War and Remembrance | 1988-1989 | TV Mini-Series | President Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
The Good Mother | 1988 | Frank - Grandfather | |
Coming to America | 1988 | Randolph Duke | |
L.A. Law | 1988 | TV Series | August Redding |
Matlock | 1987 | TV Series | Sen. Lambert Crawford |
Amazon Women on the Moon | 1987 | Mr. Gower (segment "Titan Man") | |
Disorderlies | 1987 | Albert Dennison | |
Hotel | 1985-1986 | TV Series | Jake Cabot Uncle Jake Cabot |
The Twilight Zone | 1986 | TV Series | Emile Francis Bendictson (segment "Monsters!") |
Space | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Paul Stidham |
The Fourth Wise Man | 1985 | TV Movie | Abgarus |
The Love Boat | 1981-1984 | TV Series | Herbert Fleming / Arnold Hamilton |
Love Leads the Way: A True Story | 1984 | TV Movie | Sen. Christi |
Trading Places | 1983 | Randolph Duke |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Lady in a Jam | 1942 | performer: "I Come From a Long Line of Cowboys" - uncredited | |
Affectionately Yours | 1941 | performer: "Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2" "Moonlight" 1801, "The Wedding March" 1842 - uncredited | |
The Awful Truth | 1937 | performer: "Home on the Range" 1904 - uncredited |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
100 Years of Horror: The Double Demons | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
100 Years of Horror | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor - 'Ghost of Frankenstein' / Himself - Karloff Co-Star / Himself / ... |
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Talking Pictures | 1988 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The 59th Annual Academy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Honorary Award Recipient |
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself |
Lugosi: The Forgotten King | 1985 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler | 1983 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
Good Morning America | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney | 1974 | TV Special documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
Today | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
To Tell the Truth | 1957-1962 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Host |
Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
Frontier Justice | 1961 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
What's My Line? | 1952-1960 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Panelist |
The Bell Telephone Hour | 1960 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Sunday Showcase | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
The 13th Annual Tony Awards | 1959 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
The 12th Annual Tony Awards | 1958 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Distinguished Dramatic Actor |
Playhouse 90 | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show |
Person to Person | 1956 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
I've Got a Secret | 1955 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host |
The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1953 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
The Ken Murray Show | 1951 | TV Series | Himself |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1951 | TV Series | Himself |
Your Show of Shows | 1950 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Performer |
Double Barrelled Sport | 1948 | Documentary short | Narrator |
Seeds of Destiny | 1946 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
Library of Congress | 1945 | Documentary short | Narrator |
Picture People Vol. 2 No. 6: Hollywood War Efforts | 1942 | Short | Himself |
Breakdowns of 1938 | 1938 | Documentary short | Philip Chester (Fools for Scandal outtakes) (uncredited) |
Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 7 | 1936 | Documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2012 | TV Series | Randolph Duke |
Ninja the Mission Force | 2012 | TV Series | Ninja Scientist |
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | 2007-2011 | TV Series documentary | Erik Ernst / Colonel Paul Montford |
Boston Legal | 2007 | TV Series | Denny's Father |
American Masters | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective | 2000 | Video documentary short | |
Biography | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Ralph Duke |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1983 | TV Series | Randolph Duke from film TRADING PLACES |
Coming Soon | 1982 | Video documentary | edited from 'The Wolfman' (uncredited) |
The Wolfman | 1966 | Short | Col. Montford |
Hollywood My Home Town | 1965 | Documentary | Himself |
The Judy Garland Show | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
I 10 del Texas | 1961 |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1987 | Honorary Award | Academy Awards, USA | For his unique artistry and his distinguished service to the profession of acting. | |
1984 | Life Achievement Award | Screen Actors Guild Awards | ||
1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 6542 Hollywood Blvd. |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | The Winds of War (1983) |
1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special | The Missiles of October (1974) |
1956 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Actor - Single Performance | The United States Steel Hour (1953) |
1938 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Awful Truth (1937) |