Made famous by his starring role in the 1951 sci-fi disaster flick "When Worlds Collide," versatile actor Richard Derr was among Hollywood's foremost performers in the 1940s and '50s. The native Pennsylvanian was a high school wunderkind: star of plays, editor of the newspaper, and vice-president of the senior class. Though Derr kicked around the East Coast for years afterward...
Made famous by his starring role in the 1951 sci-fi disaster flick "When Worlds Collide," versatile actor Richard Derr was among Hollywood's foremost performers in the 1940s and '50s. The native Pennsylvanian was a high school wunderkind: star of plays, editor of the newspaper, and vice-president of the senior class. Though Derr kicked around the East Coast for years afterward...
