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Trent "Junior" Durkin (July 2, 1915 – May 4, 1935) was an American stage and film actor. Career. Trent Bernard Durkin was born in New York City in 1915. He began his acting career in theater as a child.
Apr 25, 2024 · Junior Durkin and Henry Willson: Hollywood's First Gay Romance. When 15-year old New York boy Trent Durkin was contracted by Paramount Pictures, his name was changed to "Junior" to make him seem more wholesome and All-American.
Dropping the name "Junior" from the marquee, the young actor was fourth billed as "Trent Durkin" in the Richard Arlen/Ida Lupino comedy Ready for Love (1934) in his pursuit of a grownup image.
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May 6, 2020 · Early on in his career, though, he reportedly lived with one: Up-and-coming actor Trent "Junior" Durkin. The two are rumored to have been lovers, which Hollywood's version of Henry Willson mentions in a monologue. Durkin came to Hollywood at the age of 15, and was known for playing Huckleberry Finn in a 1931 film adaptation of Mark Twain's book ...
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Jul 2, 2021 · The sad tale of Trent “Junior” Durkin (1915-1935) is normally told in the form of a footnote to Jackie Coogan’s life. Today, we’ll let Junior be the star. Durkin was the son of an Atlantic City hotel owner, although his father was out of the picture when he was quite small.
May 2, 2020 · One of his earliest clients and lovers was Trent "Junior" Durkin, whose tragic death in an automobile accident in 1935 at the age of 19 left a 23-year-old Willson grieving. Henry soon got a...
Trent Bernard Durkin was born in New York City in 1915. He began his acting career in theater as a child. Durkin first appeared in films in 1930, playing the role of Huckleberry Finn in Tom Sawyer (1930) and in Huckleberry Finn (1931), both times with Jackie Coogan playing Tom Sawyer.
