Kim Spalding
{{Short description|American actor (1915–2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Kim Spalding
|image = Kim Spalding in Stories of the Century (Doc Holliday).jpg
|caption = Spalding in Stories of the Century, 1954
|birth_name = Ross F. Latimer{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/02/08/archives/jeanne-cagney-seeks-divorce.html|title=Jeanne Cagney Seeks Divorce|work=The New York Times|date=February 8, 1951|access-date=February 27, 2022}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1915|12|07}}
|birth_place = Washington, Missouri, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2000|11|18|1915|12|07}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, California
|occupation = Film, television and theatre actor
|years_active = 1940–1961
|spouse = {{marriage|Jeanne Cagney|1944|1951|end=div.}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96144660/kim-spalding-signs-for-three-came-home/|title=Kim Spalding Signs For 'Three Came Home'|work=Los Angeles Times, California|date=May 3, 1949|access-date=February 27, 2022|page=31|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
}}
Kim Spalding (born Ross F. Latimer; December 7, 1915 – November 18, 2000) was an American film, television and theatre actor.{{cite news |last1=Belser |first1=Lee |title=Kim Spalding Is Actor Who Turns To Prayer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-kim-spalding/126309491/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |work=The Miami News |agency=International News Service |date=March 6, 1958 |page=12 B|via = Newspapers.com}}
Life and career
Spalding was born in Washington, Missouri,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kim-spalding-60630|title=Kim Spalding|work=Internet Broadway Database|access-date=February 27, 2022}} the son of Ross Latimer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/31753131/|title=From Jet Lab 10 Television Stellar Roles|work=Independent Star-News|location=Pasadena, California|date=February 2, 1958|access-date=February 27, 2022|page=47|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} He began his film career in 1940 with an appearance in the film Rancho Grande. Spalding then appeared in the 1942 film Shepherd of the Ozarks, playing the role of a soldier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/181510%7C94129/Kim-Spalding#overview|title=Kim Spalding|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=February 27, 2022}} He worked on several jobs such as an auto mechanic, lithography seller, photographer, professional boxer{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT8|title=The Hot Weather Circuits: Bucks (Philly) Gets Going With Story in Bellevue—Stamford Cards Claudia|work=The Billboard|date=July 10, 1943|access-date=February 27, 2022|page=14|via=Google Books}} {{Open access}} and a upholsterer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50350179/kim-spalding/|title=Kim Spalding Is Unusual Actor In Hollywood|first=Lee|last=Belser|work=Kingsport Times News|location=Kingsport, Tennessee|date=March 6, 1958|access-date=February 27, 2022|page=2|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} Spalding also had his own musical ensemble.
During the 1940 Spalding appeared on stage in New York, including three Broadway plays, but by 1949 he had returned to Hollywood. Spalding played the role of a navy lieutenant in the 1950 film Three Came Home. Further film appearances included Experiment Alcatraz, Three Desperate Men, Off Limits, The Day the Earth Stood Still, A Man Alone, The Gunfighter, The True Story of Lynn Stuart, The Jackpot and Hurricane Smith.
His television credits include State Trooper, The Loretta Young Show, The Deputy, Stories of the Century, The Californians, The Millionaire and 26 Men. His final film credit was for the 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space, in which he played the starring role of Commander Van Heusen.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CS5ZkSc-nH0C|title=Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker: A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist|page=287|first=Randy|last=Palmer|publisher=McFarland|date=January 15, 2009|isbn=9780786440993|via=Google Books}} By 1959 Spalding was living in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
Personal life
Spalding married actress Jeanne Cagney in 1944. She filed for divorce from Spalding in February 1951. The divorce became final on March 9, 1951.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2524317/the-ogden-standard-examiner/|title=Jeanne Cagney Wins Divorce|work=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|location=Ogden, Utah|date=March 9, 1951|access-date=February 27, 2022|page=15|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} They had no children.
Death
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0816719}}
- {{TCM name|181510%7C94129}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kim_spalding/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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Category:People from Washington, Missouri
Category:Male actors from Missouri
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:Male Western (genre) film actors