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Ormer Locklear is a Actor American born on 28 october 1891 at Greenville (USA)
Ormer Leslie "Lock" Locklear (October 28, 1891 – August 2, 1920) was an American daredevil stunt pilot and film actor during and immediately after World War I.
While separated from Graves, Locklear met silent film actress
Viola Dana. They began a relationship and were engaged at the time of Locklear's death. Dana witnessed the plane crash that killed Locklear. She was so traumatized by the event that she lost her hair and refused to fly for the next 25 years. In 1980, Dana recalled her relationship with Locklear and also spoke about his fatal crash in the documentary
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Birth name Ormer Leslie Locklear
Nationality USA
Birth 28 october 1891 at Greenville (USA)
Death 2 august 1920 (at 28 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 28 october 1891 at Greenville (USA)
Death 2 august 1920 (at 28 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
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Locklear married Ruby Graves in 1915. The marriage was largely unhappy as Graves and Locklear had vastly different personalities. They separated in 1919 after Locklear moved to Los Angeles to pursue a film career. Despite the marriage being an unhappy one, Graves refused to grant Locklear a divorce. They remained legally married until Locklear's death.While separated from Graves, Locklear met silent film actress
Viola Dana. They began a relationship and were engaged at the time of Locklear's death. Dana witnessed the plane crash that killed Locklear. She was so traumatized by the event that she lost her hair and refused to fly for the next 25 years. In 1980, Dana recalled her relationship with Locklear and also spoke about his fatal crash in the documentary
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The Skywayman (1920)
, 50minutesDirected by James Patrick Hogan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Ormer Locklear, Louise Lovely, Sam De Grasse, Edwin B. Tilton
Roles Capt. Norman
Captain Norman Craig (Ormer Locklear) returns from the Lafayette Escadrille as a shell-shocked veteran, suffering from amnesia. Seeing him wandering around San Francisco, his girlfriend Virginia Ames (Louise Lovely), with the help of Dr. Wayne Leveridge (Sam De Grasse), devises a plan to help him restore his memory. Her family hires Craig to pursue a pair of supposed Russian thieves after the Ames jewels. The doctor, however, has plans to steal the jewels and wants Virginia for himself. An aerial chase ending with a tailspin and crash brings Craig back to his senses. He is able to thwart the doctor's schemes and finally remembers his girlfriend.
The Great Air Robbery (1919)
, 1h20Directed by Jacques Jaccard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Ormer Locklear, Allan Forrest, Francelia Billington, Carmen Phillips
Roles Larry Cassidy (as Lieut. Ormer Locklear)
Rating49%
In 1925, pilot Larry Cassidy (Ormer Locklear) is flying air mail for the United States Postal Service. He faces a deadly foe, Chester Van Arland (Ray Ripley), the leader of the "Death's Head Squadron", intent on stealing a $20,000 shipment of gold that will be on a midnight flight to Washington. Van Arland has the medal air mail pilot Wallie Mason (Allan Forrest) was awarded for his war service in France and has kidnapped Mason's girlfriend, Beryl Caruthers (Francelia Billington). He offers to return the medal in return for inside information about the gold shipment. Cassidy, Mason's friend and fellow pilot, is able to stymie the gang's plans, using his aircraft to chase down Van Arland and rescue Mason's girlfriend.