Charles Kent (actor)

Charles Kent
Kent in Photoplay, 1916
Born(1852-06-18)18 June 1852
London, England
Died21 May 1923(1923-05-21) (aged 70)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Years active1878–1923

Charles Kent (18 June 1853 – 21 May 1923)[1] was a British-American stage actor and silent film actor and director. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1908 and 1923. He also directed 36 films between 1908 and 1913.[2]

Personal life

Kent was born on 18 June 1853[3] in London to Frederick Kent, an Englishman, and Martha Kent, a French woman. He came to the United States in 1875 at the age of 23, and died on May 21, 1923, after a long-lasting illness, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.[4][3]

Career

Kent was "a veteran stage actor" before he began working in films[5] having been on stage for 50 years.[6] He began working with Vitagraph Studios in 1908.[5]

Death

Kent died on May 21, 1923, in a hospital in Brooklyn, aged 69.[6]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  2. ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.282 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
  3. ^ a b "Charles Kent Dies; Prominent Actor". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 23 May 1923. p. 24. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Death Certificates; Borough: Brooklyn; Year: 1923
  5. ^ a b Brown, Kelly R. (18 September 2014). Florence Lawrence, the Biograph Girl: America's First Movie Star. McFarland. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-4766-1317-8. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b The Best Plays. Dodd, Mead. 1923. pp. 600–601. Retrieved 12 October 2022.