
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Farnum (July 4, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts – June 5, 1953 in Hollywood, California) was a major movie actor. One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of ten in Richmond, Virginia in a production of Julius Caesar, with Edwin Booth playing the title character. His first major success was as the title character of Ben-Hur in 1900 though replacing the original actor Edward Morgan who premiered the character in 1899. Later plays Farnum appeared in were the costume epic The Prince of India (1906), The White Sister (1909) starring Viola Allen, The Littlest Rebel (1911) co-starring his brother Dustin and a child actress named Mary Miles Minter(then nine years old) & Arizona (1913) with Dustin and stage beauty Elsie Ferguson. In The Spoilers in 1914, Farnum and Tom Santschi staged a classic movie fight which lasted for a full reel. In 1930, Farnum and Stantschi coached Gary Cooper and William Boyd in the fight scene for the 1930 version of The Spoilers. Other actors influenced by the Farnum scene were Milton Sills and Noah Beery in 1922 and Randolph Scott and John Wayne in 1942. From 1915 to 1925, Farnum devoted his life to motion pictures. When becoming one of the biggest sensations in Hollywood, he also became one of the highest-paid actors, earning $10,000 a week. Farnum's silent pictures the western Drag Harlan(1920) and the drama-adventure If I Were King(1921) survive from his years contracted to Fox Films. Farnum has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the younger brother of actor Dustin Farnum. He had another brother, Marshall Farnum, who was a silent film director and died in 1917. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Farnum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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If I Were King

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A Woman's Face

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Samson and Delilah

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The Perils of Pauline

The Spoilers

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Supernatural

Mr. Robinson Crusoe

Tennessee Johnson

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God's Country

A Connecticut Yankee

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The Lone Ranger

Last of the Duanes

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My Dog Shep

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hollywood Extra Girl

School for Girls

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Trail of Robin Hood

Kit Carson

Lone Star

Jack and the Beanstalk

Santa Fe Stampede

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The Vigilantes Are Coming

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Good Dame

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Between Men

South of the Border

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Rolling Home

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Today I Hang

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Colorado Sunset

The Painted Desert

The Scarlet Letter

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

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The Brand of Hate

Custer's Last Stand

Reckless Decision

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Ten Nights in a Bar-room

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Are We Civilized?

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Wings of the Morning

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The Lone Star Ranger

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True Blue

The Rainbow Trail

When a Man Sees Red

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Happy Landing

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If I Were King

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