Charles Kent (actor) explained
| Charles Kent |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1852 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Place: | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Yearsactive: | 1878 - 1923 |
Charles Kent (18 June 1853 - 21 May 1923)[1]
Notes and References
- Silent Film Necrology, p.282 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
- New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Death Certificates; Borough: Brooklyn; Year: 1923
- News: 23 May 1923. Charles Kent Dies; Prominent Actor. 24. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1 Feb 2022.
- Book: Brown . Kelly R. . Florence Lawrence, the Biograph Girl: America's First Movie Star . 18 September 2014 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-1317-8 . 16 . October 12, 2022 . en.
- Book: The Best Plays . 1923 . Dodd, Mead . 600–601 . October 12, 2022 . en.
- Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. was a British-American stage actor and silent film actor and director. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1908 and 1923. He also directed 36 films between 1908 and 1913.[1]
Personal life
Kent was born on 18 June 1853 in London to Frederick Kent, an Englishman, and Martha Kent, a French woman. He came to the United States in 1875 at the age of 23, and died on May 21, 1923, after a long-lasting illness, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.[2] [3]
Career
Kent was "a veteran stage actor" before he began working in films[4] having been on stage for 50 years. He began working with Vitagraph Studios in 1908.
Death
Kent died on May 21, 1923, in a hospital in Brooklyn, aged 69.[5]
Partial filmography
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