- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Maximilian Ney
- Height1.88 m
- A Columbia University grad with an economics degree, Richard Ney was sidetracked into stage and films. For his movie debut, Ney was cast as Greer Garson's eldest son in the Oscar-winning Madame Miniver (1942). He later married Garson, twelve years his senior and drawing criticism during their 1947 divorce proceedings, when it was alleged that he had derided her for being old. One does not malign an icon like Greer Garson, and Ney suffered for the divorce with a series of inferior films made both in Hollywood and Europe, the nadir being 1953's horrendous Babes in Bagdad (1952). Ney forsook acting for good in 1961 to become a prominent stock market analyst and financial consultant. He gained nationwide fame in 1962 for accurately predicting the stock market crash of that year. He also wrote several best-selling books on the subject of Wall Street, and was a frequent talk-show guest and financial-advice show host.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesMei-Lee Ney(1987 - July 18, 2004) (his death)Pauline Settle(June 16, 1949 - June 23, 1986) (her death)Greer Garson(July 24, 1943 - October 4, 1948) (divorced)
- Children
- RelativesMinka Kelly(Grandchild)
- Met and married actress Greer Garson after playing her son in the classic war film Madame Miniver (1942). She was 12 years older than him.
- His career pretty much ended before it really started - by war service and his stormy divorce from Greer Garson who was beloved by the public. The struggling actor was viewed as a hanger-on and the divorce did not go over well with the general movie-going public. During the divorce proceedings, it was also alleged that he made derogatory remarks about her age.
- Father of Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay.
- There were only two people who weren't allowed to be guests on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). One was Ralph Nader and the other was Richard. He was at one time a financial-advice show host.
- Paternal grandfather of Minka Kelly.
- I became an investment advisor so people would leave me alone.
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