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| years_active = 1917-1928 |
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| occupation = Actor |
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'''Casson Ferguson''' (May 29, 1891 – February 12, 1929) was an American film actor of the [[silent film|silent era]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA115&dq=Casson+Ferguson+actor&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB_7GbtuPiAhUNQhoKHboFAVsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Casson+Ferguson+actor&f=false|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|first=George A.|last=Katchmer|date=May 20, 2015|publisher=McFarland|accessdate=June 12, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> He appeared in 54 films between 1917 and 1928. |
'''Casson Ferguson''' (May 29, 1891 – February 12, 1929) was an American film actor of the [[silent film|silent era]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA115&dq=Casson+Ferguson+actor&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB_7GbtuPiAhUNQhoKHboFAVsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Casson+Ferguson+actor&f=false|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|first=George A.|last=Katchmer|date=May 20, 2015|publisher=McFarland|accessdate=June 12, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> He appeared in 54 films between 1917 and 1928. |
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His father was John J. Ferguson, a jeweler in Alexandria, Louisiana. Early in his career Casson was a member of the Mantel Shakespeare Players in New Orleans before moving to California to pursue a movie career, first with the Seelig Company, then as a leading man. In 1928 he toured Europe and performed as a singer and actor in London and Paris. Returning to California, he married Catherine Mallon Furguson. Not long after he died of pneumonia at the age of 38; two days later his wife Catherine also died of pneumonia, and her mother soon died of pneumonia.<ref>{{cite news |title=News of Death of Casson Ferguson, Actor, Recieved |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/213088703/?terms=%22Casson%2BFerguson%22 |accessdate=16 October 2019 |work=Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana) |issue=p. 6 |date=23 Feb 1929}}</ref> |
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==Partial filmography== |
==Partial filmography== |
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Revision as of 14:11, 16 October 2019
Casson Ferguson | |
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| Born | May 29, 1891 |
| Died | February 12, 1929 (aged 37) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1917-1928 |
Casson Ferguson (May 29, 1891 – February 12, 1929) was an American film actor of the silent era.[1] He appeared in 54 films between 1917 and 1928.
His father was John J. Ferguson, a jeweler in Alexandria, Louisiana. Early in his career Casson was a member of the Mantel Shakespeare Players in New Orleans before moving to California to pursue a movie career, first with the Seelig Company, then as a leading man. In 1928 he toured Europe and performed as a singer and actor in London and Paris. Returning to California, he married Catherine Mallon Furguson. Not long after he died of pneumonia at the age of 38; two days later his wife Catherine also died of pneumonia, and her mother soon died of pneumonia.[2]
Partial filmography
- Face Value (1918)
- The Shuttle (1918)
- Unclaimed Goods (1918)
- Mile-a-Minute Kendall (1918)
- The Only Road (1918)
- How Could You Jean? (1918)
- The Gypsy Trail (1918)
- Jane Goes A-Wooing (1919)
- Johnny Get Your Gun (1919)
- Partners Three (1919)
- Putting It Over (1919)
- Secret Service (1919)
- Flame of the Desert (1919)
- The Drifters (1919)
- The Prince Chap (1920)
- Madame X (1920)
- The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920)
- Bunty Pulls the Strings (1921)
- At the End of the World (1921)
- A Virginia Courtship (1921)
- What's a Wife Worth? (1921)
- The Law and the Woman (1922)
- The Truthful Liar (1922)
- Over The Border (1922)
- Borderland (1922)
- Manslaughter (1922)
- Drums of Fate (1923)
- Grumpy (1923)
- A Gentleman of Leisure (1923)
- Her Reputation (1923)
- The Road to Yesterday (1925)
- The Wedding Song (1925)
- Cobra (1925)
- Forbidden Waters (1926)
- For Alimony Only (1926)
- Tenth Avenue (1928)
References
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). "A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses". McFarland. Retrieved June 12, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "News of Death of Casson Ferguson, Actor, Recieved". Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana). No. p. 6. February 23, 1929. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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