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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.”
Ralph Everly Bushman (1903 – 1978), was an American actor. He appeared in 55 films between 1920 and 1943. In his early film career, he often was credited as Francis X. Bushman Jr. The son of notable silent film star Francis X. Bushman and Josephine Fladung Duval, he was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died in Los Angeles, California at age 74.
Mar 7, 2014 · “Red” Grange (Harold “Red” Grange), Clay College’s star football player, find himself immersed in a sea of troubles when his best friend Buddy Courtland (Francis X. Bushman Jr.)–the Clay football team’s other star–gets involved with a crooked gambling ring.
Jan 29, 2015 · The unctuously respectable trader Lige Morris (Richard Neill) and his partner Jeff Maitland (Francis X. Bushman Jr.) are secretly selling guns to a hostile tribe of Pawnees–and are encouraging the armed Indians to drive everyone from the frontier town of Morrisville, which will allow Morris and Maitland to gain control of the gold-rich ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Early Hollywood was a fascinating place. So many of our well-remembered stars career trajectories start with “I showed up and it worked out”, or a classic case of “right place, right time”.
Aug 19, 2024 · Francis X. Bushman was an American actor who in his heyday was advertised as “the Handsomest Man in the World.” Though his father wanted him to be a doctor, Bushman was bitten by the acting bug in childhood and played walk-on roles in various Baltimore stock companies.
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Although the authors never had the pleasure of meeting the great man personally, their tribute to this icon of cinema (not just silent cinema!) is filled with special insight due mainly to two people with whom they did have personal contact: Bushman's second wife and most famous co-star, Beverly Bayne - and Bushman's last wife, Iva, who allowed ...
