Kempton Greene
Kempton Greene | |
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Photos of Greene from Motion Picture Magazine (September, 1915) | |
| Born | June 28, 1889 |
| Died | May 17, 1939 (aged 49) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1911–1921 |
I like to specialize in wayward sons, dissolute brothers, and bad boys generally.
Kempton Greene, Motion Picture Classic, February 1916, page 40.
Kempton Greene (June 28, 1889 – May 17, 1939) was an American film actor of the silent era.[1] He appeared in more than 80 films between 1911 and 1921, sometimes playing opposite Louise Huff.[2] He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. George Terwilliger gave him his first part in his play, "The Cry of the Blood," and then brought him to St. Augustine, Florida, where the silent film industry flourished.[3][4] He is listed in 35 silent films in the Braff working papers.[5]
Selected filmography
- Brown of Harvard (1911)
- The Daughters of Men (1914)
- Love and Bullets (1916)
- The Eyes of Mystery (1918)
- Brown of Harvard (1918)
- Our Little Wife (1918)
- Fool's Gold (1919)
- My Little Sister (1919)
- Sentimental Tommy (1921)
- Ten Nights in a Bar Room (1921)
- Behind Masks (1921)
- The Family Closet (1921)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kempton Greene.
- Kempton Greene at IMDb
- Kempton Greene at the TCM Movie Database
References
- ^ The Motion Picture Publishing Co. (1914). The Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1914). MBRS Library of Congress. The Motion Picture Publishing Co. p. 155.
- ^ "Popular Player Puzzle". Motion Picture Story Magazine: 155. February 1, 1914 – via The Internet Archive.
- ^ Graham, Thomas (2017). Silent Films in St. Augustine. Tallahassee: University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0-8130-6304-1.
- ^ Motion Picture Classic. M.P. Publishing Company. 1915. p. 40.
- ^ Braff, Richard E. (2008). The Braff Silent Short Film Working Papers: Over 25,000 Films, 1903-1929, Alphabetized and Indexed. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 625. ISBN 9780786410316 – via The Internet Archive.