Robert William Armstrong (1890 - 1973)

Robert William Armstrong

Born 20 Nov 1890 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States

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Son of William Noah Armstrong and Mina A. (Lahman) Armstrong

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Died 20 Apr 1973 at age 82 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

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Robert William Armstrong was born in Saginaw, Michigan on 20 November 1890. He is known for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 RKO Pictures film King Kong. At the end of this film, he said the famous last lines: "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast." He died in Santa Monica, California on 20 April 1973.

Sources

"Washington, World War I Veteran's Compensation Fund Application Records, 1921-1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJP-MG9N : 24 August 2019), Robert W Armstrong, 19 Sep 1917; citing Seattle, King, Washington, United States, Military Service, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FHL microfilm 004993309.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHJ-N7Q : 26 November 2014), Robert W Armstrong, 20 Apr 1973; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.