Mack Swain | |
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Born | Moroni Swain February 16, 1876 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Died | August 25, 1935 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | (aged 59)
Occupation(s) | Actor, vaudevillian |
Years active | 1913-1935 |
Spouse |
Cora Claire King (m. 1899) |
Mack Swain (born Moroni Swain;[1] February 16, 1876 – August 25, 1935) was a prolific early American film actor, who appeared in many of Mack Sennett’s comedies at Keystone Studios, including the Keystone Cops series. He also appeared in major features by Charlie Chaplin and starred in both the world's first feature length comedy and first film to feature a "movie-within-a-movie" premise.