William R. Dunn | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Forbidden_Valley_(1920)_-_1.jpg) Still from the American drama film The Forbidden Valley (1920) with Warren Chandler, William R. Dunn, Charles Kent, May McAvoy, and Bruce Gordon | |
| Born | May 23, 1888 |
| Died | March 24, 1946 (aged 57) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Sabel Johnson Dunn[1] |
| Children | 1 |
William R. Dunn (May 23, 1888 – March 24, 1946) was an American actor on film and stage and in vaudeville.
Dunn was born in Astoria, Long Island, the son of William R. Dunn, a ferry captain, and Martha Wentz. He had two brothers, Eddie and Stanley, who were also actors. He graduated from public schools there.[2]
Dunn debuted as an actor in 1900 with the Corse Payton Stock Company in Brooklyn. He went on to perform in vaudeville.[3]
He appeared along Mary Maurice, Earle Williams, James Morrison, Robert Gaillard, Tefft Johnson, Ralph Ince and Wallace Reid in The Seventh Son (1912), directed by Hal Reid;[4] and along Evelyn Nesbitt, Russell Thaw, Henry Clive, Alphonse Ethier and Jane Jennings in I Want to Forget (1918), directed by James Kirkwood.[5]
Dunn was married to Sabel Johnson, who performed in, and wrote for, vaudeville sketches. They had a son, William Welcome Dunn.[2]
- ^ "Affidavit of Sabel Johnson Dunn, Read in Opposition to Motion". Supreme Court. 1916.
- ^ a b "Harry T. Morey and W. R. Dunn Have Made History in 'Movies'". Tampa Bay Times. February 25, 1917. p. 2J. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Won't let him play nice men". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 7, 1920. p. 58. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fleming, E.J. (October 25, 2013). Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol. McFarland Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9780786477258.
- ^ Mavis, Paul (June 8, 2015). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 9781476604275.