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William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time.

William Farnum
Farnum in 1917
Born	(1876-07-04)July 4, 1876 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 5, 1953(1953-06-05) (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1900–1952
Spouse(s)	Mabel Eaton (m. ??; div. ??) Olive White ​ ​ (m. 1906; div. 1931)​ Isabelle Major ​ ​ (m. 1932)​
Children	5, including Dorothy Farnum
Relatives	Dustin Farnum (brother) Marshall Farnum (brother)

Biography

Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachusetts, but he grew up in Bucksport, Maine.[1]

One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of 10 in Richmond, Virginia, in a production of Julius Caesar, with Edwin Booth playing the title character.

He portrayed the title character of Ben-Hur (1900) on Broadway. Later plays Farnum appeared in there included The Prince of India (1906), The White Sister (1909), The Littlest Rebel (1911) co-starring his brother Dustin, and Arizona (1913), also with Dustin.[2]

In The Spoilers in 1914, Farnum and Tom Santschi staged a classic film fight which lasted for a full reel. In 1930, Farnum and Santschi coached Gary Cooper and William Boyd in the fight scene for the 1930 version of The Spoilers. Other actors influenced by the Farnum/Santschi scene were Milton Sills and Noah Beery in 1923 and Randolph Scott and John Wayne in 1942.[3]

From 1915 to 1952, Farnum devoted his life to motion pictures. While becoming one of the most popular actors in Hollywood, he also became one of the highest-paid, earning $10,000 a week. Farnum's silent pictures Drag Harlan (1920) and If I Were King (1921) survive from his years contracted to Fox Films. Nearly all of Fox's silent films made before 1932 were destroyed in a vault fire in 1937.

Personal life

Married three times, Farnum was the father of screenwriter Dorothy Farnum with Mabel Eaton.[4] He had a daughter, Sara Adele, with his second wife, Olive White. He had three children with his third wife, Isabelle, named Isabelle, Elizabeth, and William Farnum Jr.[5]

Farnum died from uremia and cancer on June 5, 1953 at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.[6][7] He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[8]

On February 8, 1960, Farnum received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry at 6322 Hollywood Boulevard.[9][10]

He was the younger brother of major film actor Dustin Farnum. He had another brother, Marshall Farnum, who was a silent film director who died in 1917.

Filmography

Silent

Sound

References

External links

• William Farnum at IMDb
• William Farnum at Find a Grave
• William Farnum at the Internet Broadway Database
• William Farnum at Virtual History
• Bill Farnum at the end of his theater career and start of his movie career(moviecard)
• shipboard portrait of Mrs. William Farnum(Olive White) and daughter Adele Farnum

На других языках

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[de] William Farnum

William Farnum (* 4. Juli 1876 in Boston, Illinois; † 5. Juni 1953 in Hollywood, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, der in der Stummfilmzeit den Höhepunkt seiner Popularität erreichte.

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- [en] William Farnum

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[es] William Farnum

William Farnum (Boston, de Massachusetts, 4 de julio de 1876 – Hollywood, de California, 5 de junio de 1953) fue un actor cinematográfico estadounidense.

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[ru] Фарнум, Уильям

Уи́льям Фа́рнум (англ. William Farnum; 4 июля 1876[1], Бостон — 5 июня 1953[1], Голливуд, Калифорния) — американский актёр театра и кино.

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