▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : S cience ▁fiction ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : Short ▁stories ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Ster ling <0x0A> </s> ▁Don ▁Al var ado ▁( born ▁José ▁Pa ige , ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁actor , ▁assistant ▁director ▁and ▁film ▁production ▁manager . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Al bu quer que , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁Al var ado ▁first ▁studied ▁agricult ure ▁on ▁his ▁father ' s ▁sheep ▁and ▁cattle ▁ran ch ▁but ▁ran ▁away ▁from ▁home ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁still ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁hoping ▁to ▁find ▁acting ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁silent ▁film ▁industry . ▁He ▁secured ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁sweet ▁factory ▁before ▁getting ▁into ▁the ▁films ▁via ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁extra , ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁being ▁in ▁Made mo is elle ▁Mid night . ▁In ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁he ▁became ▁close ▁friends ▁with ▁the ▁Mexico - born ▁actor , ▁Luis ▁Antonio ▁D ám aso ▁de ▁Al onso , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁Gilbert ▁Roland . ▁ ▁The ▁struggling ▁young ▁actors ▁shared ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁but ▁Al var ado ▁soon ▁met ▁and ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁six teen - year - old ▁Ann ▁Bo yar ▁( 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 9 0 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Russian ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants . ▁They