Luis d'Antin van Rooten (November 29, 1906 – June 17, 1973) was an American actor, author, artist, designer and architect. He was sometimes credited as Louis Van Rooten.
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Early life
Van Rooten was born on November 29, 1906 in Mexico City, Mexico. His father worked as a translator and clerk at the American Embassy. Some sources say his father was killed during the Mexican Revolution.
In 1914, when he was 8, Van Rooten emigrated to the United States with his Belgian grandmother. Because he had no papers, his grandmother claimed van Rooten was her son, which resulted in the elongation of his name to Luis Ricardo Carlos Fernand d’Antin y Zuloaga van Rooten.
