Raymond Cannon (actor)
Raymond Cannon | |
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| Years active | 1913–1977 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Royer Elwood Sandra |
| Parent(s) | Newton Cannon Sarah Lincoln Bolinger |
| Relatives | Manual Cannon (brother) Thornburg Cannon (brother) |
Raymond Cannon (born Ulises Tildmann Cannon;actor, film director, screenwriter, journalist, and author known for his work with D. W. Griffith and Buster Keaton.
Background
Ulises Tillman Cannon was born September 1, 1892, in
editor at Camera! until leaving it in 1922. She and Cannon divorced in 1931.[1]
Career
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When Cannon reached Los Angeles in the early 1910s, he was using the name Raymond and his first acting job was in
Universal Studios and Cannon did not return. After numerous projects as film director and screenwriter, his last film effort was Samurai for Cavalcade Pictures in 1945, after which he turned his attentions to Los Angeles stage. One of his productions Her Majesty the Prince, starred Carla Laemmle.[1]
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Entering semi-retirement at the urging of his doctor, Cannon turned his attention to his hobby of
sport fishing off the Baja coast. He subsequently wrote the books How to Fish the Pacific Coast (1952) and The Sea of Cortez (1965), as well as authoring a fishing column in Western Outdoor News for 24 years. Laemmle became his long-term typist, illustrator, researcher, and editor.[1] He and Laemmle remained companions until his death in 1977 from complications resulting from treatment for lung cancer.[1][3]
Filmography
Actor
- The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
- Boots (1919) as The chauffeur
- True Heart Susie (1919) as Sporty Malone
- Nugget Nell (1919) as The City Chap
- Nobody Home (1919) as Crandall Park
- Turning the Tables (1919) as Monty Feverill
- Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920) as 'Beauty' Bender
- Chickens (1921) as Willie Figg
- Penny of Top Hill Trail (1921) as Jo Gary
- The Unfoldment (1922) as Jack Nevin
- Watch Your Step (1922) as Lon Kimball
- His Back Against the Wall (1922) as Jimmy Boyle
- Mary of the Movies (1923) as Oswald Tate
- The Printer's Devil (1923) as Alec Sperry
Director
- Red Wine (1928)
- Joy Street (1929)
- Why Leave Home? (1929)
- Taking Ways (1930)
- Ladies Must Play (1930)
- The Victim (1930)
- Imagine My Embarrassment (1930)
- Swanee River (1931)
- Night Life in Reno (1931)
- Hotel Variety (1933)
- The Outer Gate (1937)
- Swing It, Sailor! (1938)
- Samurai (1945)
Screenwriter
- The Yankee Consul (1924)
- Never Say Die (1924)
- Introduce Me (1925) (story)
- Go West (1925) (scenario)
- The Carnival Girl (1926) (titles & story)
- The Whole Town's Talking (1926) (adaptation and scenario)
- Taxi! Taxi! (1927) (adaptation)
- Fast and Furious (1927) (adaptation)
- The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927)
- The Broncho Buster (1927)
- Something Always Happens (1928)
- Red Wine (1928)
- Joy Street (1929)
- Taking Ways (1930)
- Imagine My Embarrassment (1930)
- Old Age Pension (1935)
- My Girl Sally (1935)
- His Last Fling (1935)
- Bring 'Em Back a Lie (1935)
- Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935)
- Samurai (1945)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1476618067.
- ^ The Journal of Information for Literary Workers: The Literary Market. Vol. 53. The Editor. January 18, 1921. p. 115. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (June 19, 2014). "Carla Laemmle, Actress Since the 1920s, Dies at 104". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raymond Cannon (actor).
- Raymond Cannon at IMDb
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