A Tale of Two Cities
1935
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Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915).
Henry B. Walthall was a stage and film actor who worked with D.W. Griffith and appeared in The Birth of a Nation. He also directed and produced some films, and died in 1936 of influenza and nervous condition.
- January 1, 1
- Shelby City, Alabama, USA
- January 1, 1
- Monrovia, California, USA
Henry B. Walthall was a respected stage actor who became a favorite of pioneering film director D.W. Griffith. Born in 1878 in Alabama, Walthall embarked on a law career but quit law school in 1898 to enlist in the US Army in order to fight in the Spanish-American War.
- March 16, 1878
- June 17, 1936
Learn about the life and career of Henry B. Walthall, who starred in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation and other classic films. Find his biography, filmography, awards and trivia on The Movie Database.
Learn about the life and career of Henry B. Walthall, a versatile actor who worked with D.W. Griffith and appeared in Birth of a Nation. Find his credits, photos and other appearances on AllMovie.
- March 16, 1878
- June 17, 1936
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Henry Brazeale Walthall was born on March 16, 1878 on a plantation near Shelby County, Alabama, sharing with D.W. Griffith a chivalric southern culture and tradition but enjoying perhaps a more affluent family life than the director (Slide II, pg. 401). He was one of eight Walthall children.
One summer day in 1909, Henry B. Walthall left the Player's Club in New York to find his friend James Kirkwood at the request of a producer. He was met at the Kirkwood residence by Mrs. Kirkwood who told him her husband was working in films. Walthall was shocked at this news as motion pictures were not considered a noble line of work in those days.
