Rod La Rocque

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Roderick Ross La Rocque November 29 1898 October 15 1969 was an American actor He was born in Chicago Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann née Rice La Rocque His father was of FrenchCanadian descent and his mother was of Irish descent He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios as a teenager in Chicago where he found steady work until the studios closed He then moved to New York City and worked on the stage until he was noticed by Samuel Goldwyn who took him to Hollywood Over the next two decades he appeared in films and made the transition to sound films In 1927 he married Hungarian actress Vilma Bánky in a lavish and highly publicized wedding They were married until his death in 1969 He retired from movies in 1941 and became a real estate broker For his contribution to the film industry La Rocque was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame