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William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era.
King Baggot. Actor: Jim Webb, Senator. St. Louis-born King Baggot traveled to New York City with the express intent of crashing Broadway, but began his film career in nearby Fort Lee, NJ, in 1909.
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King Baggot. Actor: Jim Webb, Senator. St. Louis-born King Baggot traveled to New York City with the express intent of crashing Broadway, but began his film career in nearby Fort Lee, NJ, in 1909.
- November 7, 1879
- July 11, 1948
King Baggot was born on 15 August 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Last Starfighter (1984), American Gigolo (1980) and Revenge of the Nerds (1984).
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- August 15, 1943
William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era.
Sep 11, 2002 · King Baggot began making films for Carl Laemmle in 1909 and was a major star from 1910 to 1916. Baggot then gained renown as a director in the 1920s and as a character actor in the 1930s and 1940s, but perhaps most notably, he was the first publicized leading man in America.
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Universal tapped its biggest star, 34-year old King Baggot, to play the title role in IVANHOE.