Dustin Farnum
Dustin Lancy Farnum (May 27, 1874 – July 3, 1929) was an American singer, dancer, and actor on the stage and in silent films. Although he played a wide variety of roles, he tended toward westerns and became one of the bigger stars of the genre.
Born~Died May 27, 1874 ~ Jul 3, 1929Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 5:23 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- May 27, 1874 ~ Jul 3, 1929
- Born
- Dustin Lancy Farnum, (1874-05-27)May 27, 1874, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, U.S.
- Died
- July 3, 1929(1929-07-03) (aged 55), New York City, U.S.
- Occupations
- Silent film actor, singer, vaudeville performer
- Years active
- 1914–1926
- Spouses
- Mary Cromwell (m. 1909; div. 1924) Winifred Kingston (m. 1924)
- Family
- William Farnum, (brother), Marshall Farnum, (brother)
- Location
- 42.9072, -70.8119
Dustin Lancy Farnum (May 27, 1874 – July 3, 1929) was an American singer, dancer, and actor on the stage and in silent films.1 Although he played a wide variety of roles, he tended toward westerns and became one of the bigger stars of the genre. He has been called ""the Clark Gable of the silent screen".2
Early life and education
He was born the eldest of three boys on May 27, 1874, in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire,1 the older brother of actor William Farnum, whom he closely resembled, and the lesser known silent film director Marshall Farnum (died 1917). He married Mary Cromwell in 1909, and they divorced in 1924.34 He then married Winifred Kingston; they were the parents of radio actress Estelle "Dustine" Runyon (1925–1983).
Career
After great success in a number of stage roles, Farnum landed his first film role in 1914 in the movie Soldiers of Fortune,5 and later in Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man.6
Death
He died of kidney failure on July 3, 1929, at Post Graduate Hospital (now NYU Langone Health) in Manhattan, aged 55.1
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