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Newton suffered in the latter part of his life from chronic alcoholism and died on 25 March 1956 at age 50, following a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California. [18] His body was cremated, and there is a plaque in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles in his memory.
He died at age 50 of alcohol-related causes although the official report was a heart attack. Often credited with originating the style of speech generally equated with pirates.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- March 25, 1956
- June 1, 1905
Newton suffered from chronic alcoholism and died in 1956, aged 50, following a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California. He had married four times and had three children: Sally Newton (born 1930), Nicholas Newton (born 1950)and Kim Newton (born 1953).
Robert Newton: a bio, pictures and much more about the colorful British actor who played Long John Silver in 1950's Treasure Island.
Excessive drinking damaged him, and a highly erratic film career was the result. He often found himself unemployable due to his unreliability. He died at age 50 of alcohol-related causes although the official report was a heart attack.
- January 1, 1
- Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
On March 25, 1956, Robert Newton died in the arms of his wife Vera at the age of 50. The official cause was a heart attack. Vera, who died in 2000, and her late husband were memorialized by their son, Kim, at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 25 (AP)--Robert Newton, British actor, died of a heart attack at his home today. His age was 50. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
