James Kirkwood Sr.
James Kirkwood, Sr. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | February 22, 1875 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 1963 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Actor film director |
| Years active | 1909 - 1956 |
| Spouse | Lila Lee (1923 - 1931 (divorce)) |
James Kirkwood, Sr. (February 22, 1875, Grand Rapids, Michigan – August 24, 1963, Woodland Hills, California) was an American actor and director.
Biography
Kirkwood debuted on screen in 1909 and was soon playing leads for D.W. Griffith. He started directing in 1912, and became a favorite of Mary Pickford. In 1923 he married actress Lila Lee; with her, he had a son, James Kirkwood, Jr., who became a writer. His directing career fizzled in 1920, but he continued acting well into the 1950s.
His film career would span more than two hundred films over nearly a half century. Many years later his son, James Jr., would become a successful writer, winning both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for A Chorus Line.[1][2]
Death
Following his death, he was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City.
Partial filmography
- A Corner in Wheat (1909)
- At the Altar (1909)
- The Lonely Villa (1909)
- The Hessian Renegades (1909)
- Fools of Fate (1909)
- The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909)
- The Red Man's View (1909)
- In Little Italy (1909)
- To Save Her Soul (1909)
- The Day After (1909)
- The Rocky Road (1910)
- The Left-Handed Man (1913)
- The House of Discord (1913)
- The Green-Eyed Devil (1914)
- Home, Sweet Home (1914)
- Lord Chumley (1914)
- Behind the Scenes (1914)
- Cinderella (1914)
- Fanchon the Cricket (1915)
- The Lost Bridegroom (1916)
- Susie Snowflake (1916)
- Love (1920)
- A Wise Fool (1921) (extant; Library of Congress)
- The Man from Home (1922)
- Pink Gods (1922)
- Under Two Flags (1922)
- Ebb Tide (1922)
- Human Wreckage (1923)
- Ponjola (1923)
- Love's Whirlpool (1924)
- Wandering Husbands (1924)
- Circe, the Enchantress (1924)
- That Royle Girl (1925)
- The Devil's Holiday (1930)
- Charlie Chan's Chance (1932)
- My Pal, the King (1932)
- Driftwood (1947)
- Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
- The Lone Ranger (1950 episode of the TV series entitled "Double Jeopardy")
- The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
References
External links
- James Kirkwood Sr. at IMDb
- James Kirkwood, Sr. at Internet Broadway Database, IBDb.com
- James Kirkwood Sr. at Find a Grave (NOTE: man in photo is not James Kirkwood, Sr.)
- James Kirkwood Sr. profile at SilentGents.com (with correct photos of the correct James Kirkwood)
- Kirkwood & Norma Shearer in Broken Barriers, 1924 (University of Washington's Sayre Collection)