David Kirkland

David Kirkland
BornNovember 26, 1878
San Francisco, California, United States
DiedOctober 27, 1964 (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)Director, Actor
Years active1911-1943 (film)

David Kirkland (November 26, 1878 – October 27, 1964) was an American actor and film director of the silent and early sound eras.[1][2]

He was cast as Dr. Dopem in the Snakeville comedy series and directed several Keystone Studios comedy films.[3] He was a pallbearer at Virginia Rappe's funeral.[4] Kirkland's 1920 film The Perfect Woman was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.[5]

  1. ^ Munden p. 39
  2. ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. ISBN 9780786410590.
  3. ^ Walker, Brent E. (2013-04-25). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. ISBN 9780786477111.
  4. ^ Merritt, Greg (September 2013). Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hol. ISBN 9781613747957.
  5. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.