George Jack Warren Kerrigan (25 July 1879, Louisville, Kentucky - 9 June 1947, Balboa Beach, California) was a popular American silent film actor. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Balboa Island is an area of Newport Beach California actually comprising three modified or Artificial islands in Newport Harbor Balboa Island ( the largest The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Background
While barely in his teens, Kerrigan worked as a warehouse clerk until a chance arrived to appear in a vaudeville production. He continued to act in traveling stock productions, though he took a brief time away from the stage to attend the University of Illinois. This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of
By the time he was 30 years old, he had begun to make appearances in films for Essanay and Biograph. A contract with the American Film Corporation opened the door to leading roles, often as a modern man of the age. He starred in over 300 films up to 1924.
Controversy
An tactless remark about his refusal to enlist in the American army after the U. Lois Wilson may refer to Lois Wilson (activist, the wife of Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson The Covered Wagon ( 1923) is a American silent Western Feature film released by Paramount Pictures S. entry into World War I cost him both sympathy with audiences and the support of the studios. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All This affected his career around 1917 and he began to work less frequently and for more minor studios.
Revival
However when director James Cruze cast him as the rugged lead in The Covered Wagon (1923), Kerrigan found himself back on top, appearing in dashing leads in several important pictures over the next season. James Cruze (born March 27, 1884 near Ogden Utah - died August 3, 1942, in Hollywood California) was a Silent The Covered Wagon ( 1923) is a American silent Western Feature film released by Paramount Pictures Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York However, within a year, he decided to abandon his film career while at its peak in 1924. His stardom had given him the freedom to live freely and easily without working, which is how he lived out the rest of his life. It was reported that he made a few small appearances in supporting roles just before his death in June 1947 when he died from pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal
Selected filmography
- The Covered Wagon (1923)
- Samson (1914)
- Rory o' the Bogs (1913)
- The Tale of the Ticker (1913)
- The Girl and the Greaser (1913)
- The Restless Spirit (1913)
- Calamity Anne, Heroine (1913)
- For the Crown (1913)
- For the Flag (1913)
- Truth in the Wilderness (1913)
- Quicksands (1913)
- Her Big Story (1913)
- Woman's Honor (1913)
- Calamity Anne's Beauty (1913)
- Calamity Anne's Vanity (1913)
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