Pedro Regas was born in Sparta

Sparta

Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...

, Greece

Greece

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 and was the brother of actor George Regas

George Regas

George Regas was a Greek actor.Born in Sparta, Greece, he was the brother of actor Pedro Regas. He was a stage actor in Athens before coming to the U.S. In New York he played Romeo in a Grecian version of Romeo and Juliet.In 1921 Regas acted in his first motion picture: The Love Light with Mary...

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A veteran Greek stage actor, Regas was spotted on the Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 stage by Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

 who persuaded him to go to Hollywood

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

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 and be in pictures, which he did in 1920 and continued to play in films for 50 years.

Regas died on August 10, 1974 in Hollywood, California

California

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 of a heart attack

Myocardial infarction

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 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery, originally called Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles, California. It is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood...

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