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Richard Arvin Overton (May 11, 1906 – December 27, 2018) was an American supercentenarian who at the age of 112 years, 230 days was the oldest verified surviving U.S. World War II veteran and oldest man in the United States.
Richard Overton (Leveller) (fl. 1640–1664), pamphlet writer and member of the Leveller movement during the English Civil War Richard Overton (sound engineer) , American film sound technician Richard Arvin Overton (1906–2018), American soldier, who was the oldest living veteran of World War II and oldest man in the USA at the time of his death.
Lethal Vows is a 1999 made-for-television American drama film based on the events which led to the trial and conviction of Richard K. Overton for the poisoning death of his third wife, Janet Overton. [1] Starring John Ritter, Marg Helgenberger and Megan Gallagher, the movie premiered October 13, 1999, on CBS. [2]
Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954) [1] is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include Dennis Miller Live (1994–2002), and his acting credits include Willow (1988), The Rocketeer (1991), Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and Northfork (2003).
Volma Robert Overton (September 26, 1924 – October 31, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist and president of NAACP's Austin, Texas chapter from 1962 to 1983. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is best known for his legal efforts to end racial segregation in Austin schools.
Carrie R. Burton Overton (July 20, 1888 – December 1975) was an American musician and stenographer. She was the first Black woman to enroll and study at the University of Wyoming , beginning in 1903.
Richard Overton may have spent part of his early life in Holland, [1] although some of his writings show an interest in agricultural issues such as the enclosure of common land and may indicate that instead of living in the Netherlands he spent his early years in rural England, possibly Lincolnshire, a county in which the surname Overton was common. [2]
A similar claim—that Isaac Overton (born 1638, 1640 or 1658, son of Hannah Elton) of Southold, New York, was a son of Robert Overton—presents several problems and has not been authenticated. [23] Among the claimed descendants of Robert Overton in the United States are John Overton (1766–1833) and Richard Arvin Overton (1906–2018).