- Richard is an award winning producer, actor and writer whose films have screened on four continents. He is also one of the organizers of The Greenwich Village Film Festival in New York. He was born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and after graduating from Muskingum University in Ohio, Richard served in The Peace Corps in The Philippines and Southeast Asia. After returning to the states, he began his teaching career which would last 25 years. Retiring from teaching at the age of 50, Richard began working at The Museum of Television of Television & Radio, renamed The Paley Center for Media. It was there that he he met director, 'Rick MCKay', who was making a documentary about Broadway called "Broadway: The Golden Age." Having been the Official Archivist for Academy Award winning actresses, 'Eva Marie Saint' and 'Kim Hunter', Richard initially became an archivist on the documentary which led to him soon becoming an Associate Producer on the project. Stints on "The Guiding Light," some independent projects and his love of producing films keeps him continually searching for new projects.
- IMDb mini biography by: Karan Choudhary
- SpouseMichael Anastasio(March 26, 2016 - present)
- His films, "Greenwich Village: A World Apart" and "Greenwich Village: The Times They Are A Changin" won the first Two Greenwich Village Film Festivals for Best Greenwich Village Portraits of 2015 and 2016.
- His favorite actress has always been Academy and Emmy Award Winning Eva Marie Saint.
- Richard has been the Official Archivist for Academy Award winning actress, Eva Marie Saint, for over 40 years.
- In addition to his work in film, Richard has sung at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center over 100 times as a Tenor with The New York Choral Society.
- Richard is known by many as The Mayor of Grove St. in Greenwich Village because he has been Block Association President and resident for many years.
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