Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 200 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films, he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Gayne Whitman | |
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 Whitman in 1916 | |
| Born | Alfred D. Vosburgh March 19, 1890 |
| Died | August 31, 1958 (aged 68) |
| Other names | Alfred Whitman |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1904-1957 |
| Spouse | Estelle Margaret Allen (1893-1970) |
Whitman's theatrical debut came when he carried a spear behind an actor portraying King Richard III in a production in Indianapolis.[2]
Allen Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name."[3]
Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles.[3] He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros.[4]
On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician,[5] was the narrator on Lassie[5]: 192-193 and Strange as It Seems,[5]: 319 and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation[5]: 264 and other programs.
Personal life
editWhitman was married to Estelle Taylor, an actress with a stock theater company in St. Louis.[2] On August 31, 1958, Whitman died of a heart attack in Los Angeles at age 68.[6]
Selected filmography
edit- A Natural Man (1915, Short) - Karl Holden
- The Substitute Minister (1915, Short) - John Drummond
- The Bluffers (1915, Short) - Tom Murdock
- The Silver Lining (1915, Short) - Richard Grant
- The Solution to the Mystery (1915, Short) - Franklyn Davis
- The Red Circle (1915, Serial)
- Matching Dreams (1916, Short) - Hugh Clayton
- Time and Tide (1916, Short) - Ned Lang
- A Sanitarium Scramble (1916, Short) - Frank Fellows
- Tangled Skeins (1916, Short) - Randall Wellington
- Her Father's Son (1916) - Lt. Richard Harkness
- The Road to Love (1916) - Karan
- The Serpent's Tooth (1917)
- Princess of the Dark (1917)
- Money Madness (1917)
- The Divorcee (1917)
- Sunlight's Last Raid (1917)
- The Flaming Omen (1917)
- When Men Are Tempted (1917)
- Baree, Son of Kazan (1918)
- The Sea Flower (1918)
- Desert Law (1918)
- The End of the Game (1919)
- His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925)
- The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925)
- Three Weeks in Paris {1925}
- A Woman of the Sea (1926)
- Oh! What a Nurse! (1926)
- Hell-Bent for Heaven (1926)
- Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926)
- The Love Toy (1926)
- The Night Cry (1926)
- Exclusive Rights (1926)
- A Woman's Heart (1926)
- The Woman on Trial (1927)
- Wolves of the Air (1927)
- Stolen Pleasures (1927)
- Backstage (1927)
- In the First Degree (1927)
- Sailors' Wives (1928)
- Lucky Boy (1929)
- Reno (1930)
- Finger Prints (1931)
- Heroes of the Flames (1931)
- Igloo (1932)
- The Sea (1933)
- Art Trouble (1934) short film
- Born to Die (1934) narrator educational short
- Flight Command (1940)
- The Rookie Bear (1941)
- Barney Bear's Victory Garden (1942)
- War Dogs (1943)
- The Masked Marvel (1943)
- The Sickle or the Cross (1949)
References
edit- ^ Kear, Lynn; Rossman, John (March 30, 2016). The Complete Kay Francis Career Record: All Film, Stage, Radio and Television Appearances. McFarland. ISBN 9781476602875. Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "How Gayne Whitman Was Drawn Into Radio Work". The Honolulu Advertiser. Hawaii, Honolulu. March 21, 1937. p. 33. Retrieved April 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (2014). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland. pp. 467–468. ISBN 9780786487905. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Gayne Whitman to Do Pictures". The Owensboro Messenger. Kentucky, Owensboro. April 16, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved April 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
- ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 77. ISBN 9780786409839. Retrieved April 6, 2019.