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Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. He began acting in live theatre while still in his teens.

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Lester H. Cuneo
Cuneo in The Masked Avenger (1922)
Born	Lester H. Cuneo (1888-10-25)October 25, 1888 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 1, 1925(1925-11-01) (aged 37) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1912–1925
Spouse(s)	Francelia Billington (m.1920–div.1925)
Children	2

Early years

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cuneo attended Culver Military Academy and was a law student at Northwestern University when he turned to acting.[1]

Career

Cuneo's stage career included work with stock theater companies in Brooklyn, Chicago, and Winnepeg.[1]

Cuneo began a film career in 1912 with the Chicago-based Selig Polyscope Company then joined Essanay Studios in 1914. Working in early Hollywood, his popularity increased after he switched from comedic roles to the increasingly popular western film genre. However, his career was temporarily interrupted when he served with the United States Army during World War I. He served in France in 1917-1919 with the 33rd Division from Illinois.[1]

At war's end, Lester Cuneo returned to film and in the early 1920s set up his own production company making primarily western films.

Personal life

He married actress Francelia Billington in 1920 and had two children.^{[citation needed]} The two made fourteen films together before their divorce in October 1925.

Death

Despondent over the breakdown of his marriage and the downhill slide of his film career, Lester Cuneo took his own life with a gunshot to the head in 1925.[2][3] He was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. His year of death is printed on his gravemarker as 1926 which contradicts 1925, the year usually given.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

References

External links

• Lester Cuneo at IMDb

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Lester H. Cuneo (25 de octubre de 1888 – 1 de noviembre de 1925) fue un actor estadounidense que trabajó en obras teatrales y en películas mudas. Empezó a trabajar en el teatro cuando había llegado a la adolescencia.

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