Charles King | |
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| Born | October 31, 1886 New York City, US |
| Died | January 11, 1944 (aged 57) London, UK |
| Years active | 1908–1944 |
| Spouse | Lila Rhodes |
Charles Joseph King (October 31, 1886[1] – January 11, 1944) was a vaudeville and Broadway actor who also starred in several movies. He starred as the leading actor in the hit MGM movie, The Broadway Melody (1929), the first all-talking film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
- ^ WWI draft registration, June 1917, FHL roll number 1766147. Although the 1900 federal census enumeration for Charles King gives his month of birth as October 1887, the preponderance of evidence, including the 1910 and 1920 censuses and his WWI draft card, suggest 1886.