True Boardman
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| Born | William True Boardman April 21, 1882 |
| Died | September 28, 1918(aged 36) |
| Occupation(s) | Stage and film actor |
| Years active | 1911–1918 |
William True Boardman(April 21, 1882 – September 28, 1918) was an American film actor of thesilent era.He appeared in more than 130 films between 1911 and 1919 before falling victim to the1918 flu pandemic.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
True Boardman was born inOakland, California,the son of William T. Boardman (1859 - 1886) andBay Areaactress Caro True Boardman,[4]and died at the age of 36 inLos Angeles, California.True Boardman began performing on stage in 1900 in Oakland and later spent some time doing theater work inSeattlebefore embarking on his film career.[4][5]
He was the husband of actressVirginia True Boardman(Margaret Shields)[5][6]and the father ofTrue Eames Boardman(1909–2003),[7]who had a long career as a script writer for radio, film and television. As a boy True Eames Boardman had appeared in a number of films, including some starringCharlie ChaplinandMary Pickford.[8][9]
Boardman was the great-grandfather of actressLisa Gerritsen.
Partial filmography[edit]
- The Reward for Broncho Billy(1912) - The Sheriff
- The Hazards of Helen(1914)
- Mysteries of the Grand Hotel(1915) - Jack Hilton - Frances' Assistant [Ch. 3–8, 11]
- The Pitfall(1915) - Clive Westcott - District Attorney
- Stingaree(1915) - Irving 'Stingaree' Randolph
- The Social Pirates(1916)
- The Girl from Frisco(1916) - Congressman John Wallace
- The Further Adventures of Stingaree(1916) - Irving Randolph / Stingaree
- Tarzan of the Apes(1918) - John Clayton - Lord Greystoke
- The Doctor and the Woman(1918) - 'K'
- Danger Within(1918) - Gilbert Bolton
- The Romance of Tarzan(1918) - Lord Greystoke
- Terror of the Range(1919) - Broncho Haryigan
References[edit]
- ^Reno Evening Gazette December 14, 1918
- ^World War One Draft Registration
- ^Silent Film Necrology by Eugene Michael Vazzana 2001
- ^abThe Oakland TribuneNovember 8, 1900
- ^ab1910 US Census Records
- ^Oregon Marriage Records
- ^1920 US Census Records
- ^Post-Standard,(Syracuse, New York) August 5, 2003 | Page 74
- ^"True Boardman, 94; Child Actor, Scriptwriter".Los Angeles Times,August 3, 2003. August 3, 2003.RetrievedJanuary 26,2014.
External links[edit]
- True BoardmanatIMDb
- True BoardmanatAllMovie
Media related toTrue Boardmanat Wikimedia Commons- Grave of True Boardman
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