Charles Gunn (actor)

Charles Gunn
Gunn with Alma Rubens in the 1917
comedy The Firefly of Tough Luck
Born
Charles Edward Gunn

(1883-07-31)July 31, 1883
Wisconsin, US
DiedDecember 6, 1918(1918-12-06) (aged 35)
Los Angeles, California, US
Occupationactor
SpouseNina

Charles E. Gunn (July 31, 1883 – December 6, 1918) was an American silent film actor with the Vitagraph Company of America.

Gunn was born in Wisconsin but was educated in San Francisco after his family moved to California.[1]

After debuting in a bit part in a play in San Francisco,[1] Gunn acted on stage with the Harry Davis,[2] Morosco, and Alcazar stock theater troupes,[3] and was the leading man for theatrical companies in Cincinnati, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh.[4] He also toured in productions of St. Elmo and The Conspiracy.[1]

On December 6, 1918, Gunn died in Los Angeles[5] in the Spanish flu pandemic.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Charles Gunn to Return to Stage With O. Morosco". Los Angeles Evening Express. California, Los Angeles. December 1, 1918. p. 21. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Charles Gunn Praises Hoyt; 'Typical American Humor'". Pittsburgh Daily Post. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. July 13, 1913. p. 19. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Wollstein, Hans J. "Charles Gunn". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Charles Gunn New Morosco Leading Man". Los Angeles Evening Express. California, Los Angeles. October 4, 1918. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Charles Gunn, well known actor, dies in Los Angeles". The Modesto Herald. California, Modesto. December 7, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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