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American actor (1876–1953)
William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent cinema, and he became one of the highest-paid actors during this time.
Biography [ edit ]
Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachusetts, but he grew up in Bucksport, Maine.[1]
One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of 10 in Richmond, Virginia, in a production of Julius Caesar Edwin Booth playing the title character.
He portrayed the title character of Ben-Hur The Prince of India (1906), The White Sister (1909), The Littlest Rebel (1911) co-starring his brother Dustin and Viola Savoy , and Arizona [2]
In The Spoilers Tom Santschi staged a film fight which lasted for a full reel. In 1930, Farnum and Santschi coached Gary Cooper and William Boyd in the fight scene for the 1930 version of The Spoilers . Other actors influenced by the Farnum/Santschi scene were Milton Sills and Noah Beery in 1923 and Randolph Scott and John Wayne in 1942 .[3]
From 1915 to 1952, Farnum devoted his life to motion pictures. He became one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning $10,000 per week.[citation needed Farnum's silent pictures Drag Harlan If I Were King Fox Films . Nearly all of Fox's silent films made before 1932 were destroyed in the
1937 Fox vault fire .
Personal life [ edit ]
Married three times, Farnum was the father of screenwriter Dorothy Farnum with Mabel Eaton.[4] [5]
Farnum died from uremia and cancer on June 5, 1953, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.[6] [7] Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[8]
On February 8, 1960, Farnum received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion-picture industry at 6322 Hollywood Boulevard.[9] [10]
He was the younger brother of film actor Dustin Farnum . He had another brother, Marshall Farnum , who was a silent film director.[citation needed
Filmography [ edit ]
William Farnum at a piano in 1915 The Man Hunter (1919)
The Spoilers
The Sign of the Cross
Samson
A Gilded Fool (1915) as Chauncey Short
The Governor (1915) as Philip Morrow
The Plunderer
The Wonderful Adventure (1915) as Martin Stanley / Wilton Demarest
The Broken Law (1915) as Daniel Esmond - later Known as Lavengro
A Soldier's Oath
Fighting Blood (1916) as Lem Hardy
The Bondman
A Man of Sorrow
The Battle of Hearts
The Man from Bitter Roots
The End of the Trail (1916) as Jules Le Clerq
The Fires of Conscience
The Price of Silence
A Tale of Two Cities
American Methods
The Conqueror
When a Man Sees Red
Les Misérables
The Heart of a Lion
The Scarlet Car
Rough and Ready
True Blue
Riders of the Purple Sage
The Rainbow Trail
For Freedom
The Man Hunter
The Jungle Trail (1919) as Robert Morgan
The Lone Star Ranger [11]
Wolves of the Night
The Last of the Duanes
Wings of the Morning
Heart Strings
The Adventurer (1920) as Don Caesar de Bazan
The Orphan (1920) as The Orphan
The Joyous Troublemaker (1920) as William Steele
If I Were King
Drag Harlan
The Scuttlers
His Greatest Sacrifice
Perjury (1921) as Robert Moore
A Stage of Romance
Shackles of Gold
Moonshine Valley
Without Compromise
Brass Commandments
The Gunfighter
The Man Who Fights Alone
Tropical Nights
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
The Painted Desert
Ten Nights in a Barroom
A Connecticut Yankee
The Pagan Lady
Law of the Sea
The Drifter
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
Flaming Guns
Supernatural
Fighting with Kit Carson
Another Language
Marriage on Approval
Good Dame
School for Girls
Are We Civilized?
The Count of Monte Cristo
Happy Landing
The Scarlet Letter
Cleopatra
The Brand of Hate
The Silver Streak
Million Dollar Haul
The Crusades
Powdersmoke Range
The Eagle's Brood
Between Men
The Irish Gringo
The Fighting Coward
Custer's Last Stand
The Kid Ranger
The Clutching Hand
Undersea Kingdom
Hollywood Boulevard
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Maid of Salem
Git Along Little Dogies
Public Cowboy No. 1
The Lone Ranger
If I Were King
Santa Fe Stampede
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Mexicali Rose
Should Husbands Work?
Colorado Sunset
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
South of the Border
Convicted Woman
Adventures of Red Ryder
Kit Carson
Hi-Yo Silver
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Cheers for Miss Bishop
A Woman's Face
Gangs of Sonora
Last of the Duanes
The Corsican Brothers
Today I Hang
The Lone Star Ranger
The Spoilers
Men of Texas
The Silver Bullet
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Tish
Deep in the Heart of Texas
American Empire
Tennessee Johnson
Calaboose
Prairie Chickens
Hangmen Also Die!
Frontier Badmen
The Mummy's Curse
Wildfire
Captain Kidd
God's Country
Rolling Home
My Dog Shep
The Perils of Pauline
Heaven Only Knows
Daughter of the West
Bride of Vengeance
Samson and Delilah
Gun Cargo
Trail of Robin Hood
Hollywood Story
Lone Star
Jack and the Beanstalk
References [ edit ]
^ Griffith, Richard, &Arthur Mayer, The Movies (Bonanza Books, 1957), pp. 98-99
^ The Los Angeles Times ; October 17, 1927
^ "The Times-News - Google News Archive Search" . news.google.com . Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
^ "The Evening Gazette - Google News Archive Search" . news.google.com . Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
^ "The Times-News - Google News Archive Search" . news.google.com . Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
^ Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries
^ "William Farnum | Hollywood Walk of Fame" . www.walkoffame.com . Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
^ "William Farnum" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 26, 2016 .
^ Wenzell, Nicolette (April 3, 2016). "1919 movie 'The Lone Star Ranger' shot in Palm Springs" . The Desert Sun Gannett .
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