Orral Humphrey

Orral Humphrey
Humphrey in 1923
Born(1878-04-03)3 April 1878
Iowa, U.S.
Died12 August 1929(1929-08-12) (aged 51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, Director
Years active1915–1929
Spouse(s)Carrie Adams
(m. circa 1902; ?)
Josephine E. Taylor
(m. ?; div. 1918)
Lois Frances Born
(m. 1919)
Children3
RelativesOla Humphrey (sister)
Tom Bates, Orrall Humphrey, Lewis Sargent, and George H. Reed in Huckleberry Finn (1920)

Thomas Orral Humphrey[1] (April 3, 1878[2][3][4] - August 12, 1929[5]) was an American silent film actor and director. He starred in 46 films between 1914 and 1929 and is credited for directing four films. His younger sister was actress Ola Humphrey.[6]

Early life and career

Born in Iowa and raised in Oakland, California, Humphrey was the eldest of two children born to Thomas M. Humphrey and Minerva "Minnie" J. Paschal.[7][8][9][4] He attended Lafayette Elementary school.[10]

Humphrey's first film was one of the most popular of 1915, The Diamond from the Sky in which he starred alongside Lottie Pickford, Charlotte Burton, Jack Hoxie, and other popular actors.

Personal life and death

Humphrey was married to Carrie Adams,[11] to actress Josephine E. "Jo" Taylor (his frequent onscreen wife, circa 1916[12][13]),[14] and, from 1919 until his death, to Lois Frances Born,[15] with whom he had three children.[16][17][5]

Humphrey died on August 12, 1929 in Los Angeles from injuries sustained during the filming of his final film, In Old California.[18] He was survived by his wife and children.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Deaths". The San Francisco Examiner.
  2. ^ "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-ND5 : Fri Nov 22 22:01:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Orral Humphrey, from 1917 to 1918.
  3. ^ "United States, Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PQ-K7F : Thu Apr 11 20:24:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Humphrey and Minnie Humphrey, 1900.
  4. ^ a b "United States, Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2Y-K88 : Fri Mar 08 23:24:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas M. Humphrey and Minnie J. Humphrey, 1880.
  5. ^ a b c "Rites Set for Humphrey, Veteran Eastbay Actor". Oakland Tribune. August 16, 1929. p. 29. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ola Humphrey Visits Old Home". Oakland Tribune. May 4, 1923. p. 22. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Mother of Two Actors Dies". Oakland Tribune. February 17, 1928. p. 28. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Funeral of T. W. Humphrey Yesterday Afternoon". Oakland Tribune. February 10, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Iowa Girl May Rule Cleopatra Throne". '.
  10. ^ "Honorary Promotions in the Public Schools; Advancement Honestly Earned; Lafayette School". Oakland Tribune. December 21, 1889. p. 9. Retrieved December 10, 2024. "A Fifth Grade [...] Promoted—Birdie Bock, Daisy Cook, Mabel Howell, Hattie Isaacs, Frances Johnson, Dora Waggart, Ella McLaughlin, Lucy Oliver, Grace Quimby, Ida Verdon, Stuart Allen, Stanley Allen, Harold Atherston, Max Dohrman, Robert Forgie, Orral Humphrey, Miles Holdsworth"
  11. ^ "Funeral of T. M. Humphrey". San Francisco Chronicle. February 10, 1902. p. 10. ProQuest 573204097. Pearl Ola Humphrey, the daughter, is an actress of note. The son, Orral Humphrey, is also a member of the theatrical professsion. His marriage to Miss Carrie Adams, sister of Dr. Frank L. Adams, took place recently.
  12. ^ "'Flying A' Notes". The Morning Press. March 25, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  13. ^ "Amusements: Amuse-U Theatre". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. September 29, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  14. ^ "Mrs. Orral Humphrey Gets Divorce, Alimony". Oakland Tribune. June 21, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "California, County Marriages, 1849-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLHR-G64 : Sat Mar 09 18:36:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Orral Humphrey and Lois Frances Born, 25 June 1919.
  16. ^ "Orral Humphrey Is Again Proud Father". San Francisco Chronicle. March 1, 1923. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "News From North of the Bay: Healdsburg". Press Democrat. February , 1923. p. 9. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  18. ^ Soames, Wood (August 16, 1929). "Curtain Calls" Oakland Tribune. p. . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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