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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 (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. Richard C. Overton (1907–1988), American railroad historian; Rick Overton (born 1954), American screenwriter, actor and ...
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).
Charles Elliott Perkins (November 24, 1840 – November 8, 1907) was an American businessman and president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. [1] He was so well respected that historian Richard Overton wrote, "From the time that Charles Elliott Perkins became vice president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy [1876] ... until he resigned as president in 1901, he was the Burlington."
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).
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, America's oldest World War II veteran, ... In 2017, Overton's family set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for his in-home care, which has raised more than $234,000.
In March 1649 he was arrested with the other Leveller leaders: John Lilburne, Richard Overton, and William Walwyn, and incarcerated in the Tower of London when the Levellers published a tract against the military government (the second part of) Englands New Chaines Discovered. While in the Tower the prisoners continued to publish pamphlets.