▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁action ▁thr iller ▁films ▁Category : American ▁action ▁thr iller ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Frank ▁Edmund ▁Beat ty ▁Jr . ▁was ▁a ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Beat ty ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁to ▁Frank ▁E . ▁Beat ty , ▁a ▁R ear ▁Admir al , ▁and ▁Anne ▁Beat ty . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁would ▁later ▁attend ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Beat ty ▁married ▁Pat ric ia ▁H orton , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁Their ▁son , ▁Den is , ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Beat ty ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California . ▁ ▁Career ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Beat ty ▁served ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁. ▁Later ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁destroy er ▁ ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁followed ▁by ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁a ide ▁to ▁the ▁Command ing ▁Dest roy ers ▁Sc out ing ▁Force , ▁and ▁as ▁Executive ▁Officer