Jere Austin (1876–1927)[1] was an American silent film actor from Minnesota. He was born John Van Akin Austin and he began in films in 1914 and made his last appearance in Cecil B. DeMille's King of Kings (1927). Austin had entered films with the Kalem Company.[2]
Jere Austin | |
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![]() Mae Marsh with Austin in Hidden Fires (1918) | |
Born | John Van Akin Austin March 24, 1876 Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
Died | November 12, 1927 (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, US |
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California (Los Angeles County) |
Other names | Jerry Austin |
Occupation | actor |
Austin died of cancer.[3]