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George Fawcett | |
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 Fawcett in the play The Great John Ganton, 1909 | |
| Born | August 25, 1860 |
| Died | June 6, 1939 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1915–1933 |
| Spouse | Percy Haswell (m. 1895) (1 daughter) |
George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era.
Biography
Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1860, Fawcett graduated from the University of Virginia.[1] His initial inclination was to be an attorney, but he became a Shakespearean actor instead.[2]
Fawcett had his own acting troupe, the Fawcett Stock Company.[3] He appeared on stage in such plays as Ghosts (1905) with Mary Shaw, The Squaw Man (1905) with William Faversham, The Great John Ganton (1909) with an up-and-coming actress Laurette Taylor in the cast, and Getting a Polish (1910) with actress May Irwin.
Fawcett's film debut came in 1915[2] in The Majesty of the Law,[4] and he appeared in 151 films between 1915 and 1933.[citation needed] He also directed films.[2] He returned to the stage in 1930 in a production of The Great John Ganton at the Vine Theater in Los Angeles.[5]
Fawcett married actress Percy Haswell, and they had one daughter.[6] Fawcett died in Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1939.
Partial filmography
- The Habit of Happiness (1916)
- The Crisis (1916)
- Panthea (1917)
- Shirley Kaye (1917)
- The Cinderella Man (1917)
- The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917)
- The Great Love (1918)
- The Beloved Traitor (1918)
- The Talk of the Town (1918)
- Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
- The Hope Chest (1918)
- A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)
- I'll Get Him Yet (1919)
- The Railroader (1919)
- True Heart Susie (1919)
- The Greatest Question (1919)
- Babs (1920)
- Dangerous Business (1920)
- Good References (1920)
- Two Weeks (1920)
- Paying the Piper (1921)
- Sentimental Tommy (1921)
- Chivalrous Charley (1921)
- Nobody (1921)
- Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921)
- Little Italy (1921)
- Such a Little Queen (1921) (*director only)
- Forever (1921)
- Hush Money (1921)
- The Way of a Maid (1921)
- Isle of Doubt (1922)
- Destiny's Isle (1922)
- Polly of the Follies (1922)
- The Curse of Drink (1922)
- Ebb Tide (1922)
- Beyond the Rainbow (1922)
- Silas Marner (1922)
- John Smith (1922)
- Manslaughter (1922)
- His Wife's Husband (1922)
- Java Head (1923)
- The Woman With Four Faces (1923)
- His Children's Children (1923)
- West of the Water Tower (1923)
- Just Like a Woman (1923)
- Pied Piper Malone (1924)
- Triumph (1924)
- The Bedroom Window (1924)
- A Lost Lady (1924)
- In Every Woman's Life (1924)
- The Sporting Venus (1925)
- The Sporting Chance (1925)
- The Merry Widow (1925)
- The Circle (1925)
- Thank You (1925)
- Some Pun'kins (1925)
- The Verdict (1925)
- The Fighting Cub (1925)
- Souls for Sables (1925)
- Go Straight (1925)
- There You Are! (1926)
- Out of the Storm (1926)
- The Flaming Frontier (1926)
- Under Western Skies (1926)
- Son of the Sheik (1926)
- Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- Two Can Play (1926)
- The Little Firebrand (1926)
- See You in Jail (1927)
- Riding to Fame (1927)
- Duty's Reward (1927)
- Snowbound (1927)
- Rich Men's Sons (1927)
- Tillie the Toiler (1927)
- Hard-Boiled Haggerty (1927)
- Spring Fever (1927)
- Love (1927)
- The Enemy (1927)
- The Wedding March (1928)
- Tempest (1928)
- The Little Wildcat (1928)
- Prowlers of the Sea (1928)
- Lady of the Pavements (1929)
- Fancy Baggage (1929)
- Tide of Empire (1929)
- The Four Feathers (1929)
- The Gamblers (1929)
- Wonder of Women (1929)
- Hearts in Exile (1929)
- The Bad One (1930)
- Swing High (1930)
- Ladies of Leisure (1930)
- Hello Sister (1930)
- A Woman of Experience (1931)
- Hello, Sister! (1933)
References
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 113–114. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c "He Goes From Pauper to Magnate". The New York Times. August 10, 1924. p. X 2. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "George Fawcett Takes Big Part in Great Movie Film". The Lima News. Ohio, Lima. September 19, 1915. p. 14. Retrieved April 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George Fawcett makes screen debut". Nashville Banner. September 11, 1915. p. 27. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actor seeks lost zest". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 1930. p. Part III 11. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. George Fawcett". The New York Times. June 14, 1945. p. 19. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
External links
- George Fawcett at IMDb
- George Fawcett at the Internet Broadway Database
- George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett papers, 1857–1903, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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