Bryant Washburn

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Bryant Washburn

Franklin Bryant Washburn III (born April 28, 1889 in Chicago , Illinois , † April 30, 1963 in Hollywood , California ) was an American actor .

Life

Bryant Washburn was married twice. The first marriage with fellow actor Mabel Forrest resulted in two sons, one of whom, Bryant Forrest Washburn junior (B. W. IV) temporarily, was active as a film actor in the 1930s. After that marriage was divorced, Forrest married another fellow actor, Virginia Vance , with whom he stayed from 1929 until her death in 1942. From this marriage a daughter was born.

Bryant Washburn senior had first gained acting experience on regional theater stages, including in Chicago. After that he went to film. From 1913 at the latest, he became one of the leading actors in the Essanay Film Society . In the ten and early twenties of the 20th century he was one of the most popular actors. Occasionally he appeared as a film partner with his then wife Mabel.

From around the mid-1920s, Washburn was increasingly pushed back to supporting roles . He played one of these in the 1925 film adaptation of Larry Semon as Prince Kynd of The Wizard of Oz . Soon after, he appeared in numerous two-act comedies by Hal Roach , generally as a supporting actor alongside emerging new stars such as Jean Harlow or Oliver Hardy , who starred in the Wizard of Oz film adaptation alongside Washburn. Even in the sound film era , Washburn often played smaller, more rarely larger supporting roles. In numerous westerns and serials he now portrayed film characters who were murdered at an early age. In 1947 he retired from the film business after appearing in over 330 films since 1911.

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SURNAME Washburn, Bryant
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Washburn III, Franklin Bryant (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1963
Place of death Hollywood , California