Eugene O'Brien (actor)

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Eugene O'Brien
University of Colorado at Boulder
Occupation(s)Stage, film actor
Years active1908–1928

Eugene O'Brien (born Louis O'Brien; November 14, 1880 – April 29, 1966) was an American silent film star and stage actor.

Biography

O'Brien was born on November 14, 1880, in Boulder, Colorado.

He studied

University of Colorado at Boulder but was keener on the stage than becoming a doctor. O'Brien switched to civil engineering under his family's guidance, but his heart was still set on becoming an actor. He moved to New York City and was "discovered" by theatrical impresario Charles Frohman who signed O'Brien to a three-year contract and put him in The Builder of Bridges, which opened on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on October 26, 1909,[1][2] after he had appeared on Broadway in The Rollicking Girl (1905).[3]

O'Brien made his name playing opposite

Trelawny of the 'Wells', which opened on New Year's Day, 1911,[3] at the Empire Theatre
.

O'Brien's other Broadway credits included The Country Cousin (1917), Her Husband's Wife (1917), The Angel in the House (1915), The Bargain (1915), A Celebrated Case (1915), The Money Makers (1914), A Woman Killed with Kindness / Granny Maumee (1914), Kitty Mackay (1914), Tainted Philanthropy (1912), The Case of Becky (1912), and The Million (1911).[3]

O'Brien's first film,

leading female stars of the day, including Mary Pickford, Norma Talmadge and Gloria Swanson and became a silent screen matinée idol
.

He retired from acting when sound films came in, making his last film, Faithless Lover, in 1928 at age 47. He died on April 29, 1966, in

Los Angeles, California. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park
.

Legacy

For his contributions to the motion pictures industry, O'Brien received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1620 Vine Street on February 8, 1960.[6][7]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ Cinema Treasures | Hudson Theatre
  2. ^ "Hudson Theater - New York City Landmark - JimsDeli NYC Guide". Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Eugene O'Brien". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. ^ History Boulder Theater - Boulder, Colorado Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO - Denver Post
  6. ^ "Eugene O'Brien | Hollywood Walk of Fame". www.walkoffame.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  7. ^ "Eugene O'Brien". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-06-26.

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