Joe Beaudoin Jr.: initial creation

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'''Richard VanDervort "Rick" Partlow''' (born February 13, 1948, [[Wikipedia:Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City, Kansas]]) is an American foley artist and actor who worked extensively on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'', and ''[[Blood & Chrome]]''. Partlow has had a distinguished career in sound editing and foley artistry spanning several decades.<ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_bio_early_life">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663999/bio/#:~:text=Richard%20(Rick)%20Partlow%20was%20born,Mr%20and%20Mrs.%20James%20E.%20Partlow|title=Richard Partlow - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Early Life and Entry into Entertainment ===

Partlow was born in 1948 as the youngest of two sons to Norma Jane VanDervort and James Edwin Partlow. His mother was a graduate of Ohio University who worked as an artist, singer, poet, lyricist, author, and reporter, while his father was a North Carolina State University graduate who served as a Captain in the Army Signal Corps Intelligence Division during World War II before becoming a corporate businessman.<ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_bio_parents">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663999/bio/#:~:text=His%20Mother%2C%20Norma%20Jane%20VanDervort,Army%20Signal%20Corps%2C%20Intelligence%20Division|title=Richard Partlow - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

The family relocated several times during Partlow's childhood, moving from Kansas City to Oakland, California when he was one year old, then to Houston, Texas when he was three, where he was first exposed to science fiction through Saturday morning serials featuring characters like Buck Rogers and Commander Cody. At age nine, the family settled on a ten-acre farm in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, where Partlow graduated from Downingtown High School in 1966.<ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_bio_childhood_moves">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663999/bio/#:~:text=One%20year%20after%20his%20birth,two%20room%20school%20house|title=Richard Partlow - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

After high school, Partlow attended Valley Forge Military Academy Jr. College, followed by a year at the University of Miami and a semester at Villanova University before joining the Marines. Following his military service, he worked various jobs in Philadelphia, including bartender, bank teller, and retail sales. While working as a flagman on a road crew for a detective agency, Partlow was approached by a couple who invited him to audition for a community theater production. He landed the lead role of Tom Lee in "Tea and Sympathy," which sparked his interest in performing. During the show's limited run, a producer from a local CBS children's show saw him perform and signed him to a one-year contract, where he portrayed historical characters such as young Ben Franklin and young Thomas Edison.<ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_bio_theater_discovery">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663999/bio/#:~:text=With%20only%20two%20weeks%20on,young%20Ben%20Franklin%20and%20young%20Thomas%20Edison|title=Richard Partlow - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

=== Transition to Foley Artistry ===

Partlow worked as a successful actor until the 1988 Writers Guild strike significantly impacted the industry. Following the strike, approximately eighty percent of production work moved to Canada, substantially reducing Partlow's income as an actor. After a year of diminished work opportunities, he needed to find alternative employment to support his family.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_strike_impact">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=I%20was%20a%20pretty%20successful,make%20money%20or%20else|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

While considering various career options, including purchasing a pool cleaning service, Partlow encountered an old friend at a party who had transitioned from music mixing to foley mixing after losing her job. She asked if he had done foley work before, and though he had only helped with horse and camel hooves for one day, he expressed interest when she offered weekend animation work at forty dollars per hour. Lenise Bent, a former foley mixer, gave Partlow his first opportunity in the field, and he discovered he had both the ability and aptitude for the work.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_first_break">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=I%20checked%20into%20everything%2C%20including,had%20the%20ability%20and%20the%20knack|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref> His first union job was at Universal Studios.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_first_union_job">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=First%20union%20job%3F-,Universal%20Studios|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

=== Professional Approach and Technique ===

By 2009, Partlow was employed at Warner Bros. Studios, where he worked with partner Shelley Roden on numerous productions. In a Motion Picture Editors Guild interview, Partlow described his approach to foley artistry as requiring him to convincingly become the actor for whom he and Roden were synching effects, creating sounds that production recording missed. He emphasized that the work involved more than creating footsteps—it required capturing the attitude and emotion of each movement. According to Partlow, a depressed character's footsteps must sound depressing, and a beer mug being slammed down on a table has a different sonic quality than one being gently set down by a waitress.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_technique_description">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=As%20a%20Foley%20artist%2C%20my,to%20what%20you%20are%20seeing|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

Partlow noted that foley artistry can take approximately five years to master, even with natural ability, and aspiring artists should be prepared to spend several years learning the craft, often without pay, if they can even find someone willing to teach them.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_advice_aspiring">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=Be%20ready%20to%20put%20in,to%20become%20good%20at%20it|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

=== Sound Work and Notable Projects ===

Partlow's career includes work on major motion pictures and television productions. His notable film credits include ''[[Wikipedia:Boogie Nights|Boogie Nights]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)|Jeepers Creepers]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Brotherhood of the Wolf|Brotherhood of the Wolf]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:The World Is Not Enough|The World Is Not Enough]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Crossroads (2002 film)|Crossroads]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Air Bud|Air Bud]]''.<ref group="external" name="tmdb_partlow_profile">{{cite_web|url=https://www.themoviedb.org/person/173146-richard-partlow#:~:text=Richard%20Partlow%20is%20known%20as,Battlestar%20Galactica%3A%20The%20Plan|title=Richard Partlow|publisher=The Movie Database|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="rottentomatoes_partlow">{{cite_web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/richard_partlow#:~:text=Partlow%20began%20his%20acting%20career,Air%20Bud|title=Richard Partlow|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

In his 2009 interview, Partlow identified ''[[Wikipedia:Chain Reaction (1996 film)|Chain Reaction]]'' (1996) as a particularly proud achievement in theatrical work, as the production provided sufficient time and budget to create multiple layers of sound, including numerous tracks for effects such as vibrating and shaking underground elevator cages and falling scaffolding.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_chain_reaction_pride">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=In%20theatrical%2C%20I%27m%20also%20very,really%20cool|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

Partlow also recalled ''[[Wikipedia:Air Bud|Air Bud]]'' as one of the most enjoyable projects of his career, working with Marnie Moore at the Foley stage at Saul Zaentz Film Center in Berkeley. The production allowed them adequate time to create detailed Golden Retriever footstep sounds on various surfaces.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_air_bud_fun">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=Doing%20Air%20Bud%20with%20Marnie,on%20every%20surface%20you%20can%20imagine|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

Working on horror films presented unique challenges. For ''[[Wikipedia:Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)|Jeepers Creepers]]'', Partlow had to devise sounds for graphic violence, using one-inch by four-inch pieces of wood for bone-cracking effects when skulls were bitten, and creating layered sounds from watermelon rinds, celery stalks, shammies, and other materials to simulate muscle and flesh being torn. For the film ''Bugs'', which featured three-foot-long roaches, Partlow had the manager at Red Lobster save lobster shells nightly, which he bleached, dried, stacked, and glued together in different configurations, then wiggled back and forth to create insect sounds for hundreds of effects.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_horror_challenges">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=Working%20on%20horror%20films%20like,as%20we%20thought%20we%20needed|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, Partlow worked on sound restoration for portions of the old MGM library, an experience he valued because it allowed him to create quality sound that respectfully blended with the production sound of that era.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_mgm_restoration">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=I%20did%20sound%20restoration%20for,sound%20of%20that%20time|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

=== Retirement and Legacy ===

Upon his retirement from active foley work, Partlow passed on treasured props to his former partner Shelley Roden. Among these was a copper towel bar from his mother's apartment, which featured koi fish on each end that, when twisted, produced a distinctive screech resembling a startled cat. Roden praised the prop as irreplaceable, noting that the unique squeak was one of a kind and that she would never find anything comparable.<ref group="external" name="wiener_newyorker_partlow_towel_bar">{{cite_web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/04/the-weird-analog-delights-of-foley-sound-effects#:~:text=When%20her%20former%20Foley%20partner,never%20gonna%20find%20anything%20like%20this|title=The Weird, Analog Delights of Foley Sound Effects|author=Anna Wiener|publisher=The New Yorker|date=June 27, 2022|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

== ''Battlestar Galactica'' Franchise Work ==

=== Re-imagined Series ===

Partlow served as a foley artist on the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] from 2005 through 2009, working on 26 episodes throughout the show's run.<ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_bsg_credits">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663999/#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica-,8.7,-TV%20Series|title=Richard Partlow|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref> His work on the series' sound editing team contributed to the show's distinctive audio landscape, which was widely praised for its immersive quality and realistic sound design.

In 2009, Partlow won a [[Wikipedia:Primetime Emmy Award|Primetime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for his work on the series finale "[[Daybreak, Part II]]." The Emmy-winning sound editing team included supervising sound editors [[Daniel Colman]] and [[Jack Levy]], sound effects editor [[Sam C. Lewis]], dialogue/ADR editor [[Vince Balunas]], music editor [[Michael Baber]], and fellow foley artist [[Doug Madick]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_bsg_awards_2009">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/awards/#:~:text=2009%20Winner%20Primetime%20Emmy-,Outstanding%20Sound%20Editing%20for%20a%20Series,-Daniel%20Colman|title=Battlestar Galactica (TV Series 2004–2009) - Awards|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref> This Emmy Award represented one of the series' most significant technical achievements and recognized the sound team's exceptional contribution to the show's final episode.

Partlow identified ''Battlestar Galactica'' as one of the projects that made him most proud, noting that he received two MPSE Golden Reel Award nominations for the series before winning in 2009.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_bsg_golden_reel">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica%2C%20for%20which%20I,and%20finally%20won%20this%20year|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

=== ''The Plan'' ===

Partlow continued his work with the franchise on the television film ''[[The Plan]]'' (2009), which aired as a feature-length special exploring events from the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] perspective.<ref group="external" name="tmdb_partlow_profile" />

=== ''Caprica'' ===

Partlow served as foley artist on the prequel series ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' during its 2010 run, contributing to the sound design of the series set 58 years before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.<ref group="external" name="tvguide_partlow_credits">{{cite_web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/richard-partlow/credits/3000259071/#:~:text=Caprica|title=Richard Partlow List of Movies and TV Shows|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

=== ''Blood & Chrome'' ===

In 2013, Partlow received another Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for his work on ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'', the web series and television film set during the First Cylon War. The sound editing team for this production included [[Daniel Colman]], [[Jack Levy]], [[Sam C. Lewis]], [[Vince Balunas]], [[Greg Stacy]], [[Michael Baber]], [[Doug Madick]], and [[Sara Bencivenga]].<ref group="external" name="emmys_2013_bloodchrome">{{cite_web|url=https://www.emmys.com/category/nomination-web-category/sound-editing-miniseries#:~:text=Daniel%20Colman%2C%20MPSE%20Supervising%20Sound,Doug%20Madick%2C%20Foley%20Artist|title=Sound Editing Miniseries|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

== Awards and Recognition ==

Partlow has received multiple Emmy nominations and wins throughout his career. According to his IMDb profile, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards with a total of six wins and 17 nominations across various projects.<ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_awards_total">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663999/#:~:text=Won%202%20Primetime%20Emmys-,6%20wins%20%26%2017%20nominations%20total|title=Richard Partlow|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

His Emmy nominations and wins include:
* '''2001''': '''Winner''' of Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for ''[[Wikipedia:61* (film)|61*]]'', directed by Billy Crystal (alongside Wayne Griffin, Robert Grieve, Ellen Heuer, Kimberly Harris, Scott M. Silvey, Meg Taylor, and Stephanie Lowry)<ref group="external" name="rosamondpress_partlow_61_emmy">{{cite_web|url=https://rosamondpress.com/2013/11/26/christine-rosamond-partlow/#:~:text=2001%20nominated%20to%20Primetime%20Emmy,Meg%20Taylor%2C%20Stephanie%20Lowry|title=Christine Rosamond Partlow|publisher=Rosamond Press|date=November 26, 2013|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_61_emmy_win">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=The%20HBO%20movie%2061*%20in,directed%20by%20Billy%20Crystal|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>
* '''2009''': '''Winner''' of Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' ("[[Daybreak, Part II]]")<ref group="external" name="imdb_bsg_awards_2009" />
* '''2010''': Nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for ''[[Wikipedia:Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' ("White Tulip") (alongside Paul Curtis, Rick Norman, Bruce Tanis, Paul Apelgren, and Shelley Roden)<ref group="external" name="emmys_2010_fringe">{{cite_web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2010/outstanding-sound-editing-for-a-series#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhite%20Tulip%E2%80%9D%20FOX,Rick%20Partlow|title=Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series Nominees / Winners 2010|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>
* '''2013''': Nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]''<ref group="external" name="emmys_2013_bloodchrome" />

In July 2009, Partlow was featured as a member spotlight by the Motion Picture Editors Guild, highlighting his work as a foley artist.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_feature">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

== Other Notable Work ==

Beyond the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise, Partlow has worked on numerous high-profile television series and films. By 2009, his Warner Bros. projects included pilots for ''Limelight'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Vampire Diaries|The Vampire Diaries]]'', along with ongoing work on series such as ''[[Wikipedia:The Mentalist|The Mentalist]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:The Big Bang Theory|The Big Bang Theory]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Two and a Half Men|Two and a Half Men]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Smallville|Smallville]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:The Unit|The Unit]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_wb_projects">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=Pilots%20for%20Limelight%20and%20Vampire,The%20Sarah%20Connor%20Chronicles%2C%20etc|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

His television credits also include work on ''[[Wikipedia:Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:The Good Wife|The Good Wife]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Gossip Girl|Gossip Girl]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]''.<ref group="external" name="tvguide_partlow_credits" /><ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_bsg_credits" />

His film work includes notable productions such as ''[[Wikipedia:Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987 film)|Wanted: Dead or Alive]]'' (1987), ''[[Wikipedia:Jagged Edge (film)|Jagged Edge]]'' (1985), and ''[[Wikipedia:Last Knights|Last Knights]]'' (2015).<ref group="external" name="rottentomatoes_partlow" />

Partlow cited two industry professionals as his mentors: David Fein at Warner Bros. and Ellen Heuer at Skywalker Sound.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_mentors">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=Do%20you%20have%20an%20industry,Ellen%20Heuer%20at%20Skywalker%20Sound|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref> His favorite television programs included ''[[Wikipedia:NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''The Mentalist'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Numbers (TV series)|Numbers]]'', expressing a particular fondness for the mystery genre.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_favorite_shows">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=Favorite%20TV%20Programs%3F-,NCIS%2C%20The%20Mentalist%20and%20Numbers|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

== Personal Life ==

Partlow has been married three times. His first marriage was to artist Christine Rosamond Presco in 1976, and the couple purchased Mickey Rooney's former house in Woodland Hills. He later married Deborah Kurtz on April 4, 1982, and subsequently married Kathleen Countryman on April 3, 2010.<ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_bio_marriages">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663999/bio/#:~:text=SpousesKathleen%20Countryman(April%203%2C,April%204%2C%201982%20%2D%20%3F)|title=Richard Partlow - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref><ref group="external" name="rosamondpress_partlow_marriage">{{cite_web|url=https://rosamondpress.com/2013/11/26/christine-rosamond-partlow/#:~:text=Christine%20Rosamond%20Presco%20married%20the,house%20in%20Woodland%20Hills|title=Christine Rosamond Partlow|publisher=Rosamond Press|date=November 26, 2013|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

During his high school and college years, Partlow played guitar and wrote music with partner Jim Richards, performing primarily in coffee houses and cafés in Philadelphia and on the Jersey Shore.<ref group="external" name="imdb_partlow_bio_music">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663999/bio/#:~:text=During%20summer%20breaks%20in%20high,Phila.%20and%20on%20the%20Jersey%20Shore|title=Richard Partlow - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

In his 2009 Motion Picture Editors Guild interview, Partlow expressed his love for old movies from the 1930s and 1940s, and stated that at age 61, he hoped to retire in Tampa, Florida within five years.<ref group="external" name="editorsguild_partlow_favorite_movies_retirement">{{cite_web|url=https://www.editorsguild.com/About/What-Do-Our-Members-Do/Past-Featured-Members/ArticleID/140/Richard-Partlow-FOLEY-ARTIST#:~:text=I%20love%20old%20movies%20from,in%20Tampa%2C%20Florida%20in%20five%20years|title=Richard Partlow - FOLEY ARTIST|publisher=Motion Picture Editors Guild|date=July 2009|accessdate=November 22, 2025}}</ref>

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