Emmett Corrigan
Emmett Corrigan | |
|---|---|
 1913, with Emma Dunn in The Governor's Lady, play | |
| Born | Antoine Zilles June 5, 1871 |
| Died | October 29, 1932 |
| Other names | E. Corrigan Emmet Corrigan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1880s to 1932 |
| Spouse(s) | Myra Corrigan(d.1896 suicide) Molly Ilene Mack |
Emmett Corrigan (1871-1932)[1] was a Dutch-born American stage and screen actor. Various sources give his birth year as 1867[2] and 1868[3][4]. He was born as Antoine Zilles in the Netherlands and his career extended from the silent era to the early sound years. He originally studied for the priesthood and also debuted on stage at Baltimore at age fourteen.[5] He later attended Ilchester College. Much stage work appearing as Sheik Ilderim on Broadway in Ben-Hur in 1899 and as Simonides in a 1900 revival of Ben-Hur.[6] He did much touring in stock companies up until he started appearing in silent films. One of his last stage appearances was as Captain Flagg in 1925 in a San Francisco stage version of What Price Glory?.
Selected filmography
- Greater Love Hath No Man (1915)
- Husband and Wife (1916)
- The Rendezvous (1923)
- Corsair (1931)
- The Beast of the City (1932)
- The World and the Flesh (1932)
- The Night Mayor (1932)*uncredited
- The Golden West (1932)
- Man Against Woman (1932)
- Silver Dollar (1932)
- Me and My Gal (1932) *uncredited
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)
References
- ^ Emmett Corrigan; findagrave.com
- ^ Who Was Who on Screen, pg.98-99 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
- ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.106 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
- ^ American and British Theatrical Biography, p.249 c.1979 by J. P. Wearing
- ^ Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976 Volume 1 A-C pgs.533-534 compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker; 1976 edition by Gale Research
- ^ Parker,...Who Was Who
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