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      • Francis Xavier Bushman was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s.
  1. Aug 19, 2024 · Francis X. Bushman (born January 10, 1883, Baltimore, Md., U.S.—died August 23, 1966, Pacific Palisades, Calif.) was an American actor who in his heyday was advertised as “the Handsomest Man in the World.”

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  3. Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s.

  4. Sep 21, 2021 · Silent film star Francis X. Bushman of 'Ben Hur' fame overcomes the posthumous oblivion that claims most of the stars who built early cinema.

  5. Sep 17, 2009 · Who is Francis X. Bushman, and why did Lon Davis spend nearly 30 years writing a book about him? First question answered: Francis X. Bushman (1883-1966) was a major star of the silent film era, and is best noted for his role as the evil Messala in the 1925 film version of “Ben-Hur.”

  6. Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife . [1] He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s.

  7. Biography. Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era.

  8. Apr 23, 2021 · Francis Xavier Bushman, one of Hollywood’s first superstars who was known as the “Handsomest Man in the World” and thrilled 1920s moviegoers with his performance in the famous chariot race...