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Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California, U.S. Other names. Junior Dirkin. Trent Durkin. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1923–1935. Trent "Junior" Durkin (July 2, 1915 – May 4, 1935) was an American stage and film actor.
Junior Durkin was a child actor who starred in Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and Little Men. He died in a car accident at 19 with Jackie Coogan, his friend and co-star.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Buckman Springs, California, USA
Junior Durkin was a child star who changed his name to Trent and became a beefcake actor in the 1930s. He had a secret affair with Henry Willson, a talent agent who created the beefcake fad of the 1950s.
Credited in his childhood as Junior Durkin and Trent Durkin in his last film, Chasing Yesterday (1935). He made his film debut in the movie Recaptured Love (1930). Durkin is best known for his role as Huckleberry Finn in Tom Sawyer (1930), and Huckleberry Finn (1931) and his starring role as Jimmy Mason in Hell’s House (1932).
Biography by AllMovie. American actor Junior Durkin spent the bulk of his brief life appearing on stage and screen. The son of actress Florence Edwards he was on stage before he was three and went on to appear often on stage in serious plays and musicals.
- January 1, 1915
- January 1, 1935
May 6, 2020 · Early on in his career, though, he reportedly lived with one: Up-and-coming actor Trent "Junior" Durkin. The two are rumored to have been lovers, which Hollywood's version of Henry Willson mentions in a monologue. Durkin came to Hollywood at the age of 15, and was known for playing Huckleberry Finn in a 1931 film adaptation of Mark Twain's book ...
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July 02, 1915. Died. May 04, 2035. Cause of Death. Car Accident. Biography. Read More. Child performer who appeared on stage (notably in "Poppy" with W.C. Fields) and vaudeville. Durkin entered films in 1930 and starred as Huckleberry Finn in the Jackie Coogan "Tom Sawyer" (1930) and "Huckleberry Finn" (1934).
