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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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Apr 25, 2024 · 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.
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.
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- January 1, 1935
May 6, 2020 · Talent agent Henry Willson (Jim Parsons) is one of the real-life figures featured in Netflix's Hollywood. Willson and his client, Rock Hudson, had a complicated relationship. Hollywood tells much of Willson's story—but not all. Here's who Willson was, and what happened to him.
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1h 20m. IMDb RATING. 6.3 /10. 124. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Family. Runaway Huck Finn rafts down the Mississippi with his friends. Director. Norman Taurog. Writers. Grover Jones. William Slavens McNutt. Mark Twain. Stars. Jackie Coogan. Junior Durkin. Mitzi Green. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. 5 User reviews. 5 Critic reviews.
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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).
