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Birth Name: Richard Warren Farnsworth
Date of Birth: September 1, 1920
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: October 6, 2000
Place of Death: Lincoln, New Mexico, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, and Scottish
Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntperson. He was known for his roles in the films Comes a Horseman , Tom Horn , Ruckus , Resurrection (1980), The Legend of the Lone Ranger , The Grey Fox , Independence Day (1983), The Natural , Into the Night , Sylvester (1985), Space Rage , The Two Jakes , Misery , Highway to Hell , The Getaway , Lassie (1994), and The Straight Story , and the made-for-tv movie Anne of Green Gables (1985).
He was the son of Bertha Pennington (Miller) and Edward George Farnsworth, an engineer. He was married to Margaret Hill, until her death, with whom he had two children.
Richard’s paternal grandfather was named George Herbert Farnsworth (the son of Marcus Farnsworth and Betsy/Betsey Jane). George was born in New York.
Richard’s paternal grandmother was named Florence Redner. Florence was born in New York.
Richard’s maternal grandfather was Albert Emery Miller (the son of Barton Warren Stone Miller and Nancy Pennington). Albert was born in Kansas. Barton was the son of Thomas Miller and Salina Dooley.
Richard’s maternal grandmother was Flora Weeks Culver (the daughter of John Peters Culver and Emma T. Tomlin). Flora was born in Pennsylvania. John was the son of William Howd Culver and Mary Weeks.
Sources: Richard Farnsworth on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Richard Farnsworth – https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Richard Farnsworth (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituaries of Richard’s maternal great-grandparents, John Peters Culver and Emma T. (Tomlin) Culver – https://www.findagrave.com