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Richard Comstock Hart (April 14, 1915 – January 2, 1951) was an American actor. Hart appeared in film and on TV, but his chief love was the stage. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Hart was the son and grandson of Henry Clay Hart and Richard Borden Comstock, leading Rhode Island lawyers. He went to Moses Brown School and Brown University, where he was an all-American soccer player. He married his teenage sweetheart in 1938, and had one son Christopher. Hart then worked as a journalist and at the Gorham Silver Company before becoming seriously interested in acting through a summer theater... MORE

Richard Comstock Hart (April 14, 1915 – January 2, 1951) was an American actor. Hart appeared in film and on TV, but his chief love was the stage. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Hart was the son and grandson of Henry Clay Hart and Richard Borden Comstock, leading Rhode Island lawyers. He went to Moses Brown School and Brown University, where he was an all-American soccer player. He married his teenage sweetheart in 1938, and had one son Christopher. Hart then worked as a journalist and at the Gorham Silver Company before becoming seriously interested in acting through a summer theater in Tiverton, Rhode Island. That soon led to studying acting in New York City, some off-Broadway roles and divorce from his wife, who chose to stay in Providence with their son. Hart's big break came when, as resident juvenile in a summer theater at the Brattle Playhouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he played John the witch boy, the lead role in a new play trying out there, Dark of the Moon. The Shuberts took it to Broadway (1945), keeping little of the original company except Hart, who won a Theatre World Award for his debut. A Broadway run of 318 performances then led to a national tour and a LESS