Kenneth Harlan
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| Born | July 26, 1895 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | March 6, 1967 (aged 71) Sacramento, California, United States |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Years active | 1916 - 1963 |
| Spouse | Rosemarie Gonsalves Mirjanian (1963 - 1967) Rhea Walker (1957 - 1959) Helen Stanton (1949 - 1953) Helen Spetner (1934 - 1946) Phyllis McClure (1932 - 1934) Doris Hilda Booth (1930 - 1931) Marie Prevost (1924 - 1929) Florence Hart (1920 - 1922) |
| Relatives | Otis Harlan (uncle) |
Kenneth Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American leading man of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types.
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[edit] Career
A graduate from Fordham University in New York, Harlan first appeared on the stage in 1899's More Than A Queen in support of actress Julia Arthur. Throughout much of 1916 Harlan toured with a company of dancers that headlined future Ziegfeld performer Evan Burrows Fontaine.[1] His career spanned over 25 years and included nearly 200 features and serials, Harlan first entered the motion picture world in 1916 as the leading man under D.W. Griffith. Harlan later played with Constance Talmadge, Lois Weber, Mary Pickford, Katherine MacDonald, Anna May Wong, and others. Harlan was skilled at drama and comedy, and made several western movies. He made a smooth transition to talkies, even singing in a few films, but his film roles remained minor throughout his career. Harlan worked until the 1940s and retired in 1943.
[edit] Family
Harlan was married eight times, including a marriage to silent screen star Marie Prevost. He was the nephew of long-time actor and comedian Otis Harlan.
[edit] Date of Birth
Harlan was most likely far older than his given 1895 birth date. In 1909 he was playing adult leads or costars with the likes of Ethel Barrymore. A still survives of him in Barrymore's play "Lady Frederick" which she starred with Harlan in the cast in Seattle in July 1909. If the 1895 birth year is to be believed then Harlan would have been only 14 years old. The man in the still with Ethel Barrymore and the rest of the cast is considerably older than 14. There is no evidence that Harlan had a family member in the theater at that time with the same name.
[edit] Filmography
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[edit] Death
Harlan died from an aneurysm in Sacramento, California and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
[edit] References
- ^ The Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star - Nov. 25, 1916
[edit] External links
- Kenneth Harlan at the Internet Movie Database
- Kenneth Harlan at IBDb
- still of Ken, Ethel Barrymore & others in Lady Frederick Univ of Washington J. Willis Sayre Collection
- Kenneth Harlan portrait gallery NY Public Library Billy Rose Collection
