Chester Conklin | |
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Born | Chester Cooper Conklin January 11, 1886 Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | October 11, 1971 Van Nuys, California, U.S. | (aged 85)
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Years active | 1912–1966 |
Spouses | Minnie V. Goodwin
(m. 1913; div. 1933)Margherita Rouse
(m. 1934; died 1937)
Catherine June Ayres Gunther
(m. 1965) |
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Chester Cooper Conklin (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971)[1] was an early American film comedian who started at Keystone Studios as one of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Cops, often paired with Mack Swain. He appeared in a series of films with Mabel Normand and worked closely with Charlie Chaplin, both in silent and sound films.