Nathaniel Carl Goodwin

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Nathaniel Carl Goodwin (often short: Nat C. Goodwin ; born July 25, 1857 in Boston , † January 31, 1919 in New York City ) was an American actor. He appeared in the theater, in vaudeville and in films and was married to the actress Maxine Elliott in his third marriage .

Life

Nathaniel Carl Goodwin

Nat Goodwin was born in Boston in 1857. As a pupil and student he noticed his mimic skills, the desire to become a stage actor matured, and so he began to read Shakespeare and take acting lessons. In 1873 he graduated from college, moved to New York and initially worked as a salesman and caretaker. When he first appeared at the Providence Opera House , he was speechless because of the stage fright. For the time being, he had to work as a salesman in Boston again. But he constantly presented his facial expressions at private and public events until he got an engagement at the Athenaeum , where he imitated well-known actors. He was so successful that Joseph Brad wrote a sketch for him. In 1875 he had his first speaking role in Tony Pastor's theater and shortly thereafter appeared with Minnie Palmer at the Fourteenth Street Theater . From then on, Goodwin took on increasingly important roles.

Godwin became his own manager in 1882 and produced numerous operas by Gilbert and Sullivan in the years that followed .

Goodwin also appeared in a number of films between 1912 and 1916. In Oliver Twist he played the role of Fagin.

He died in New York in 1919. He was buried in Milton Cemetery in Milton Massachusetts.

Movies

  • 1915: Business Is Business
  • 1915: The Master Hand
  • 1912: Oliver Twist
  • 1916: Wall Street Tragedy
  • 1916: The Marriage Bond

literature

  • Frederic Edward McKay, Charles Edgar Louis Wingate: Famous American Actors of To-Day. TY Crowell, New York NY 1896.
  • Lewis Clinton Strand: Famous Actors of the Day in America. LC Page, Boston MA 1900.
  • William Winter : The Wallet of Time. Containing personal, biographical, and critical reminiscence of the American Theater. Moffat, Yard and Co., New York NY 1913.
  • Nathaniel Carl Goodwin: Nat Goodwin's Book. RG Badger, Boston MA 1914 (autobiography).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wayne S. Turney: Nat C. Goodwin, Actor ( Memento of the original from February 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wayneturney.20m.com
  2. ^ Goodwin in the Find A Grave database

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personal data
SURNAME Goodwin, Nathaniel Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goodwin, Nat; Goodwin, Nat C .; Goodwin, Nathaniel C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1919
Place of death New York City