▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁until ▁his ▁release ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁got ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁wh oles ale ▁flor ist . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁he ▁quit ▁and ▁started ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁G illi ard ' s ▁Play house . ▁He ▁remained ▁there ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁▁ ▁He ▁reign ited ▁his ▁film ▁career ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁cred ited ▁role ▁in ▁South ▁of ▁Death ▁Valley ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Band it ▁King ▁of ▁Texas ▁was ▁released ▁days ▁later . ▁Thus , ▁he ▁would ▁emb ark ▁upon ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Character ▁actor ▁in ▁both ▁films ▁and ▁television . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁left ▁dram atic ▁school , ▁his ▁rug ged ▁good ▁looks ▁got ▁him ▁employ ment ▁as ▁an ▁advert ising ▁model . ▁ ▁He ▁used ▁model ing ▁to ▁supp lement ▁his ▁income ▁for ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁un st ead y ▁pay ▁generated ▁from ▁movie ▁parts . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Em ory ▁would ▁act ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁movie ▁roles ▁including ▁advent ures , ▁com ed ies , ▁science ▁fiction , ▁Western s ▁and ▁even ▁musical s . ▁A ▁full ▁third ▁of ▁his ▁art istic ▁output ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁genre . ▁ ▁These ▁films ▁included ▁Code ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁S age , ▁Gene ▁Aut ry ▁and ▁the ▁Mount ies , ▁Little ▁Big ▁Horn , ▁Hell gate