Jack Pickford Jack Pickford (born John Charles Smith; August 18, 1896 – January 3, 1933) was a Canadian-born American actor, film director and producer. He was the younger brother of actresses Mary and Lottie Pickford. After their father deserted the family, all three Pickford children began working as child actors on the stage. Mary Pickford later became a highly popular silent film actress, producer and early Hollywood pioneer. While Jack also appeared in numerous films as the "All American boy next door" and was a fairly popular performer, his popularity never matched that of his sister's as his off screen antics overshadowed his career. By the late 1920s, his career had begun to decline due to his penchant for partying and frequent use of drugs and alcohol. In 1933, Pickford died in Paris of progressive multiple neuritis, aged 36. Early Life The Family was impoverished Charlotte Smith depended on the Children for Income. The Children performed o...
Peter Ellstrom Deuel (February 24, 1940 – December 31, 1971) Peter was known professionally as Pete Duel, was an American stage, television, and film actor, best known for his starring role as outlaw Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith) in the television series Alias Smith and Jones. He was the older brother of actor Geoffrey Deuel, who is best known for his role in Chisum (1970) and numerous episodic television appearances of the 1960s and '70s. In 1970, Duel was cast as the outlaw Hannibal Heyes, alias Joshua Smith, opposite Ben Murphy's Kid Curry, in Alias Smith and Jones, a light-hearted Western about the exploits of two outlaws trying to earn their amnesty. During the hiatus between the first and second seasons, he starred in the television production of Percy MacKaye’s 1908 play The Scarecrow. Personal Life Duel became involved in politics during the primaries for the 1968 presidential election, campaigning for Eugene McCarthy, in opposition to th...
Possibly the Saddest story in Silent Filn History Lucille Rickson was a Child Star in the Silent Film Era whose bright light burned out at the tender age of 14 from a Disease that took many in that time in History tuberculosis. Lucille Rickson Wikipedia Page Lucille Rickson at Find a Grave Lucille’s remains are in the same urn as her mother who died of a Massive Heart Attack just a couple weeks before Lucille died. It’s believed the stress of caring for her sick daughter is to blame for her mother’s death. Lucille’s Brother Marshall Rickson with the help of Conrad Nagel and Rupert Hughes enrolled in College and Became a successful lawyer. His twin sons also became lawyers. He was the bright spot in this heartbreaking story. * When Lucille was on her deathbed Paul Bern would visit her regularly and read to her. A good man.
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