Mahlon Preston Hamilton, Jr. (June 15, 1880 – June 20, 1960), was an American stage and screen actor. He was the son of a bartender born in Baltimore, Maryland,[1][2] the eldest of four children, with the rest of the siblings being girls. Census records indicate his mother died sometime around 1899.[3]
Mahlon Hamilton | |
|---|---|
 Hamilton, c. 1910 | |
| Born | June 15, 1880 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Died | June 20, 1960 (aged 80) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1908–1950 |
| Spouse | Aleta Farnum (1918–1925) |
Hamilton served with the Maryland National Guard[4] and attended the Maryland Agricultural College (today the University of Maryland, College Park) [5] before turning to acting.
From 1908 through 1914, Hamilton appeared in such plays as The Great Question,[6] Israel,[7] When Claudia Smiles,[8] The Chaperon,[9] and Overnight.[10] He began his film career during the silent era, appearing in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1950.
Personal life and death
editHamilton married Aleta Farnum in 1918; the marriage ended in divorce in 1925.[citation needed]
He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California from cancer[11][12] and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.[13]
Selected filmography
edit- The Final Judgment (1915)
- Molly Make-Believe (1916)
- The Eternal Question (1916)
- Extravagance (1916)
- The Black Butterfly (1916)
- Bridges Burned (1917)
- The Undying Flame (1917)
- The Law of the Land (1917)
- The Hidden Hand (1917)
- To the Death (1917)
- The Silence Sellers (1917)
- The Soul of a Magdalen (1917)
- The Waiting Soul (1917)
- The Red Woman (1917)
- More Truth Than Poetry (1917)
- The Danger Mark (1918)
- Adele (1919)
- Her Kingdom of Dreams (1919)
- Daddy-Long-Legs (1919)
- Playthings of Passion (1919)
- In Old Kentucky (1919)
- The Deadlier Sex (1920)
- Earthbound (1920)
- That Girl Montana (1921)
- The Truant Husband (1921)
- I Am Guilty (1921)
- Greater Than Love (1921)
- Under the Lash (1921)
- Ladies Must Live (1921)
- The Green Temptation (1922)
- Under Oath (1922)
- Peg o' My Heart (1922)
- Paid Back (1922)
- The Heart Raider (1923) (with Agnes Ayres)
- His Children's Children (1923)
- Little Old New York (1923)
- The Recoil (1924)
- Playthings of Desire (1924)
- Enemies of Youth (1925)
- Idaho (1925)
- The Wheel (1925)
- The Other Woman's Story (1925)
- Morganson's Finish (1926)
- Life's Crossroads (1928)
- The Single Standard (1929)
- Rich People (1929)
- Code of Honor (1930)
- Western Limited (1932)
- Mississippi (1935)
- Madame X (1937)
References
edit- ^ US Passport Application (Mahlon Preston Hamilton - born June 15, 1880)- October 19, 1923
- ^ Passenger Manifest SS Paris February 3, 1924
- ^ 1900 US Census (Mahlon Hamilton Jr.)
- ^ Fifth Regiment, Infantry, Maryland National Guard U.S. Volunteer, 1867-1899, Baltimore, Maryland, Press A. Hoen & Co., 1899. MSA SC 5390-1-1
- ^ Motion Picture Studio Directory 1919
- ^ "The Great Question". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
- ^ "Israel". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
- ^ "When Claudia Smiles". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
- ^ "The Chaperon". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
- ^ Motion Picture Studio Directory 1919
- ^ Silent Film Necrology - Eugene Michael Vazzana - 2001 pg. 224
- ^ California Death Index
- ^ Mahlon Hamilton Find a Grave.com
External links
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