Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan
Born (1895-07-26)July 26, 1895
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died March 6, 1967(1967-03-06) (aged 71)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Resting place Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Years active 1916—1963
Spouse(s) Rosemarie Gonsalves Mirjanian
(1963–1967)
Rhea Walker
(1957–1959)
Helen Stanton
(1949–1953)
Helen Spetner
(1934–1946)
Phyllis McClure
(1932–1934)
Doris Hilda Booth
(1930–1931)
Marie Prevost
(1924–1929)
Florence Hart
(1920–1922)
Salome Sanborn
(1915-1920)
Relatives Otis Harlan (uncle)

Kenneth Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types.

Career

A graduate from Fordham University in New York City, Harlan spent much of 1916 touring with a company of dancers that headlined future Ziegfeld performer Evan-Burrows Fontaine.[1] His career spanned 25 years and included 200 features and serials, Harlan first entered the motion picture world in 1916 as the leading man under D.W. Griffith. Harlan later played with Constance Talmadge, Lois Weber, Mary Pickford, Katherine MacDonald, Anna May Wong, and others. Harlan was skilled at drama and comedy, and made several westerns.

He made a smooth transition to talkies, even singing in a few films, but his film roles remained minor throughout his later career. Harlan worked until the 1940s and retired in 1963.

Family

Harlan was married nine times, including a marriage to silent screen star Marie Prevost. He was the nephew of long-time actor and comedian Otis Harlan.

Complete filmography

Kenneth Harlan and Jewel Carmen in Nobody (1921)

Death

Harlan died from an aneurysm in Sacramento, California and is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

References

  1. The Lincoln (Nebraska) Daily Star – Nov. 25, 1916
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