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Line 1: {{for\|the Irish hurler\|Dick Grace (Tullaroan)}}{{Infobox person \| name = Dick Grace ~~{{No footnotes\|date=September 2011}}~~ \| image = Wide Open lobby card.jpg '''Dick Grace''' (Richard Virgil Grace) (10/1/1898–6/1965) was born in Morris, Minnesota and was an early stunt [[Aviator\|pilot]] who specialised in crashing planes for [[film]]s. Grace was one of the few stunt pilots who died of old age. He was the author of several books, including ''Squadron of Death'', ''Crash Pilot'', ''I am still alive,'' and ''Visibility Unlimited''. Films that he appeared in include ''[[Sky Bride]]'', ''[[The Lost Squadron]]'', ''[[Lilac Time (1928 film)\|Lilac Time]]'' and ''[[Wings (1927 film)\|Wings]]''. He served in both [[world war]]s, bombing [[Germany]], as a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] co-pilot with the [[486th Air Expeditionary Wing\|486th Bombardment Group]]. After the Second World War, he operated a charter business in South America. He was married to Crystine Francis Malstrom, a stage actress who appeared in ''Abie's Irish Rose''. \| caption = Grace in the 1927 film "Wide Open" \| birth_name = Richard Virgil Grace \| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1898\|10\|1}} \| birth_place = [[Morris, Minnesota]], U.S. \| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1965\|6\|25\|1898\|10\|1}} \| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. \| occupation = Stunt Pilot \| spouse = Crystine Francis Malstrom \| relatives = [[A.G. Grace]] (sibling) }} '''Richard Virgil Grace''' (October 1, 1898 – June 25, 1965), known as '''Dick Grace''', was an American stunt [[Aviator\|pilot]] who specialized in crashing planes for [[film]]s. Films that he appeared in include ''[[Sky Bride]]'', ''[[The Lost Squadron]]'', ''[[Lilac Time (1928 film)\|Lilac Time]]'', and the first [[Academy Award for Best Picture\|Best Picture Oscar]] winner ''[[Wings (1927 film)\|Wings]]''.<ref>King, Susan (August 14, 2014) [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-history-of-aviation-20140814-story.html "'Hollywood Takes to the Air' explores aviation's long history in film"], Los Angeles Times</ref><ref>Onkst, David H. (2003) [http://www.centennialofflight.net/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/movie_stunt_pilots/EX26.htm Hollywood Stunt Pilots] U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission</ref> He served in both [[world war]]s, bombing [[Germany]], as a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] co-pilot with the [[486th Air Expeditionary Wing\|486th Bombardment Group]]. After the Second World War, he operated a charter business in South America. He was married to Crystine Francis Malstrom, a stage actress who appeared in ''Abie's Irish Rose''. He was the author of several books, including ''Squadron of Death'', ''Crash Pilot'', ''I Am Still Alive,'' and ''Visibility Unlimited''. ~~==References==~~ * [http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/movie_stunt_pilots/EX26.htm "Hollywood Stunt Pilots"] — U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission Grace sustained a serious neck injury when he fell out of the cockpit during the filming of ''Wings''. But he made a full recovery and was one of the few stunt pilots of his day who died of natural causes.<ref>Lussier, Tim (2004) [http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html "Daredevils in the Air - Three of the Greats - Wilson, Locklear and Grace"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228075503/http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html \|date=2012-12-28 }}, Silents Are Golden</ref> * [http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/aviationstuntmen.html "Daredevils in the Air"] — by Tim Lussier ==Filmography== ===as actor=== {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes \|- \| 1926 \| ''[[The Flying Fool (1925 film)\|The Flying Fool]]'' \| Donald During \| \|- \| rowspan="2"\|1927 \| ''Wide Open'' \| Dick Dixon \| \|- \| ''[[Wings (1927 film)\|Wings]]'' \| Aviator \| \|- \| 1928 \| ''[[Lilac Time (1928 film)\|Lilac Time]]'' \| technical flight commander \| \|- \| 1932 \| ''[[The Lost Squadron]]'' \| Flier \| also writer \|- \|} ===as writer=== {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" \| Notes \|- \| 1936 \| ''[[Devil's Squadron]]'' \| \|- \|} ===as stunt pilot=== {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" \| Notes \|- \| 1923 \| ''[[Eyes of the Forest]]'' \| \|- \| 1927 \| ''[[Wings (1927 film)\|Wings]]'' \| \|- \| rowspan="2"\| 1932 \| ''[[The Lost Squadron]]'' \| \|- \| ''[[Sky Bride]]'' \| \|- \|} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{IMDb name\|0333338}} [http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/22/crashing-planes-for-the-movie/ Article by Dick Grace from Modern Mechanics Magazine] *[http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/22/crashing-planes-for-the-movie/ Article by Dick Grace from ''Modern Mechanics Magazine''] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324070004/http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/22/crashing-planes-for-the-movie/ \|date=2009-03-24 }} {{Authority control~~\|VIAF=77886137~~}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME = Grace, Dick~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American stunt pilot~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH = 1898~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH =~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH = 1965~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grace, Dick}} ~~[[Category:United States Army Air Forces officers]]~~ ~~[[Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II]]~~ ~~[[Category:American stunt performers]]~~ [[Category:1898 births]] [[Category:1965 deaths]] [[Category:United States Army Air Service pilots of World War I]] [[Category:American stunt performers]] [[Category:Stunt pilots]] [[Category:United States Army Air Forces officers]] [[Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II]]