Cornelius Keefe

Cornelius Keefe
Keefe (left) and Diane Ellis in the 1927 production of Hook and Ladder No. 9
Born(1900-07-13)July 13, 1900
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
DiedDecember 11, 1972(1972-12-11) (aged 72)
OccupationActor
Years active1924 - 1958 (film & TV)

Cornelius Keefe (July 13, 1900 – December 11, 1972) was an American film actor.[1]

Keefe was born in Boston. He attended Brookline High School and Newton High School.[2]

Career

Keefe played in The Poor Nut on stage and was the only member of that cast to appear in the film adaptation.[3] After playing romantic leads in silent films, by 1941 Keef had changed to "a new career as a character actor".[4] He also acted on radio.[4]

Keefe was the focus of the Homer Hoopee comc strip on February 24, 1940. One of the female characters sought to get her husband to pay more attention to her by going out with Keefe, her old schoolmate who had become a film star.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Pitts p.297
  2. ^ "Answers to Queries of the Fans". The Boston Globe. January 20, 1934. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brookline High Grad". The Boston Globe. November 19, 1927. p. 20. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Boston Singer to Take Part in Radio Holy Week Drama". The Boston Globe. April 8, 1941. p. 33. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Homer Hoopee". The Bangor Daily News. February 24, 1940. p. 27. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

  • Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.


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