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- Richard Arvay was born on January 13, 1897 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer and director, known for Ihre letzte Dummheit (1925), Der Mann, der das Lachen verlernte (1922) and Die Frauen des Harry Bricourt (1922). He died on June 17, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA.
- The screenwriter and director Richard Arvay was a drama student by Max Reinhardt and he impersonated smaller roles on stages in Berlin till 1933.
- During World War II he emigrated to France but was interned. He was able to flee in 1943 via Italy to the USA. There he spent the rest of his life and he died in New York in 1970.
- He brought his wife after the war to America, settled in New York City, and worked as a writer.
- In 1951 he became a U.S. citizen.
- Richard Arvay lived at Fort Ontario for about 18 months. On a form stating that he did not want to return to Europe, he added a handwritten explanation: "I would also find it impossible to live in a country where all my family have been killed.".
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