Ben Bard

infobox actor
birthdate=birth date|1893|1|26
birthplace=Milwaukee, Wisconsin
deathdate=death date and age|1974|5|17|1893|1|26
deathplace=Los Angeles, California
restingplace=Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Great Mausoleum
Azalea Terrace
Ruth Roland's family crypt
occupation=Film, stage actor
spouse=Jackie Lynn Taylor, Ruth Roland

Ben Bard (26 January 1893, Milwaukee – 17 May 1974, Los Angeles) was a movie actor, stage actor, and acting teacher. With comedian Jack Pearl, Bard worked in a comedy duo in vaudeville. [cite book
author=Laurie, Joe, Jr.
title=Vaudeville: From the Honky-tonks to the Palace
location=New York
publisher=Henry Holt
year=1953
isbn=
pages=p. 86] Bard ran a leading Hollywood acting school by the name of Ben Bard Drama. He married the serial film star Ruth Roland in 1929, and was married to Roland until her death in 1937.

Bard was recruited to be a leading man at Fox Film Corporation, but was type cast as a "Suave Heavy"—a smooth talking, well dressed fellow with a dark side.

Jackie Lynn Taylor, actress in the "Our Gang" movies, was his wife from 1948 – 1954. Bard was the head of the New Talent Department at Twentieth Century Fox in the 1950s.

Ben's resting place is with Ruth Roland at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. He is survived by his son Barak Bard who is a video documentary artist living in Israel.

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