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Robert Emmett Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) [1] was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in over 200 films, he is possibly best recalled for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed films The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).
Robert Harron. Actor: Intolerance. Today screen actor Robert (Bobby) Harron is one of Hollywood's forgotten souls, although he was a huge celebrity in his time and he graced some of the silent screen's most enduring masterpieces. A talented, charismatic star in his heyday, Bobby had everything going for him but he died far too young to make the longstanding impression he certainly deserved to ...
Robert had eight other brothers and sisters. In addition to actor/brother John Harron (1904-1939), they included Charles Peter (1892-1915) who was the eldest and died in a Christmas Eve car accident), Anna Teresa (Tessie) who died during the Spanish influenza epidemic), Madeline, Agnes (who became a nun), Mary, Edna, and Frances Veronica (1907-1909) who died as a child.
May 22, 2024 · The review also added, “Robert Harron does good work as Billy Jenks. He makes the most of all the opportunities which the role affords.” Harron’s sudden death put Metro in the awkward position of releasing the film posthumously, a new conundrum for the industry at the time. It seems to have been released fairly quietly, making little ...
Apr 26, 2024 · ROBERT HARRON is an optimist. He never doubted for a moment that the Allies would win the war. He is certain that motion pictures will improve at least one hundred per cent, in the next few years, that the art of cinema histrionism will attain Mansfieldian dignity, and — that he will be the champion swimmer of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. ...
Robert Emmett "Bobby" Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in over 200 films, he is known for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed films The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).
Sep 24, 2012 · Robert—Bobbie, he was usually called—got a job as go’fer at Biograph Studios and by age 14 (in 1907) was already acting—in fact, he starred in Bobby’s Kodak in 1908. Harron was always youthful-looking; not so much handsome leading-man material as kid-next-door. He appeared in the Gish sisters’ film debut, An Unseen Enemy (1913), and ...
Robert "Bobby" Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in scores of films, he is possibly best remembered for his roles in the Griffith-helmed films Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation. He was also the older brother of film actor John Harron and actress ...
Robert "Bobby" Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in scores of films, he is possibly best remembered for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed films Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation. He was also the older brother of film actor John Harron and actress Mary Harron. Born Robert Emmett Harron in ...
A brilliant, boyish actor discovered when working as a gofer at Biograph in 1907, Harron began as a bit-player in such films as "Dr. Skinnum" (his first, 1907) and "Bobbie's Kodak" (1908). But it took director D.W. Griffith to make a star out of him. Beginning in 1909 with "The Lonely Villa,"...
