Carl Gantvoort

Carl Gantvoort
Gantvoort in 1922
Born1883 (1883)
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 1935(1935-08-28) (aged 51–52)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1922

Carl Gantvoort (1883 – September 28, 1935) was a stage[1][2] and screen actor in the United States. He starred in The Gray Dawn (1922).[3][4]

He attended the University of Cincinnati.[5][6]

His theatrical performances included a role as Little John in a 1912 production of Robin Hood. He also had roles in Little Simplicity, The Maid of the Mountains, The Riviera Girl, Pom-pom as Bertrand, Iole as George Wayne, and The Geisha.[2]

Personal life

His father, Arnold J. Gantvoort, was manager of CCM and taught classes.[7] His mother was Nettie Looker, granddaughter of Othniel Looker. He had 6 siblings: Hermann, Gertrude, Bertha, Brunhilde, Elsa, and Helen.[8]

He was married to Anne Brussert, who he met when she was performing a play in Ohio. They married after he completed college and divorced in 1922.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Carl Gantvoort". Playbill.
  2. ^ a b "Carl Gantvoort – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  3. ^ "The Gray Dawn".
  4. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1 Kenneth White Munden, University of California Press (1997) page 404
  5. ^ "The Cincinnatian [1902]". digital.cincinnatilibrary.org. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Majel Coleman's Success". infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cincinnati Post October 4, 1935". infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912. V.03". digital.cincinnatilibrary.org. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "Cincinnati Post August 28, 1922". infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  11. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
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