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Dustin Farnum

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Known For

55 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dustin Lancy Farnum (May 27, 1874 – July 3, 1929) was an American singer, dancer, and actor on the stage and in silent films. Although he played a wide variety of roles, he tended toward westerns and became one of the biggest stars of the genre. He was born in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, the older brother of actor William Farnum, whom he closely resembled, and the lesser known silent film director Marshall Farnum (died 1917). He married Mary Cromwell in 1909 and they divorced in 1924. He then married Winifred Kingston. Winifred and he were the parents of radio actress Estelle "Dustine" Runyon (1925–1983). After great success in a number of stage roles, Farnum landed his first film role in 1914 in the movie Soldiers of Fortune, and later in Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man. He died of kidney failure on July 3, 1929, in Manhattan, New York City, aged 55.

Born

Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA on 27th May 1874

Died

3rd July 1929

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The Virginian Image
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Squaw Man Image
The Squaw Man
Capt. James Wynnegate
No Image
Three Who Paid
Riley Sinclairl
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Image
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
A Man's Fight Image
A Man's Fight
Roger Carr
The Devil Within Image
The Devil Within
Captain Briggs
The Buster Image
The Buster
Bill Coryell
The Parson of Panamint Image
The Parson of Panamint
Reverand Philip Pharo
The Gentleman from Indiana Image
The Gentleman from Indiana
John Harkless
The Iron Strain Image
The Iron Strain
'Chuck' Hemingway
The Call of the Cumberlands Image
The Call of the Cumberlands
Samson South
Durand of the Bad Lands Image
Durand of the Bad Lands
Dick Durand
The Corsican Brothers Image
The Corsican Brothers
Louis de Franchi / Fabien de Franchi
The Man Who Won Image
The Man Who Won
Wild Bill
Captain Courtesy Image
Captain Courtesy
Leonardo Davis (Captain Courtesy)
The Light of Western Stars Image
The Light of Western Stars
Gene Stewart
A Son of Erin Image
A Son of Erin
Dennis O'Hara
Ben Blair Image
Ben Blair
Ben Blair
The Primal Law Image
The Primal Law
Brian Wayne
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The Lightning Conductor
Davy Crockett Image
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett
The Flaming Frontier Image
The Flaming Frontier
General George Armstrong Custer
David Garrick Image
David Garrick
David Garrick
Cameo Kirby Image
Cameo Kirby
'Cameo' Kirby
Iron to Gold Image
Iron to Gold
Tom Curtis
A Man in the Open Image
A Man in the Open
Sailor Jesse
The Spy Image
The Spy
Mark Quaintance
North of Fifty-Three Image
North of Fifty-Three
'Roaring Bill' Wagstaff
No Image
Soldiers of Fortune
Robert Clay
The Scarlet Pimpernel Image
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Sir Percy Blakeney
Trail of the Axe Image
Trail of the Axe
Dave Malkern