Weiss, Richard C.

Description

Richard enlisted February 7, 1941 and served in the US Army during World War II. His service number was 32005281.

He married Helena Woolworth McCann in 1964 in Cuyahoga, Ohio. She was the daughter of Charles E. F. McCann and Helena Maud Woolworth McCann, and the granddaughter of Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of the famous five-and-dime stores. Raised in privilege, she grew up in New York society, surrounded by the cultural and philanthropic traditions of the Woolworth family.
She was previously married to Winston Frederick Churchill Guest, the celebrated Anglo-American polo champion and member of the prominent Guest and Churchill families. Their marriage placed her at the heart of international society, with residences in both the United States and England, but it ended in divorce in 1944.

At the time of his marriage to Helena, he was director of the Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix, Arizona which he founded in 1949. The Sombrero became during its heyday perhaps the major performing arts center between Dallas and Los Angeles, attracting celebrity players such as Groucho Marx, Tallulah Bankhead, Ginger Rogers, Gloria Swanson, Bob Cummings, Celeste Holm, Shelley Winters, Margaret O’Brien, ZaSu Pitts, Pat O’Brien, Walter Pidgeon, John Raitt and others.

Name: Richard Charlton Weiss
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: 30 May 1915
Birth Place: Erie, Penn.
Residence Place: Rye, West., New York
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: West., Rye., New York, USA
Employer: Self-Actor
Weight: 145 Lbs
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5” 7″
Next of Kin: Freda Weiss

Name: Richard Charlton
Social Security Number: 060-16-0204
Birth Date: 30 May 1915
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: New York
Last Residence: 85014, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Death Date: 4 Oct 2001

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