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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 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
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.
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- Shelby City, Alabama, USA
- January 1, 1
- Monrovia, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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). In New York in 1901, Walthall won a role in Under Southern Skies by Charlotte Blair Parker.
1. People picking up my hometown paper off their lawn in 1936, an evening publication at this time, read a tiny column on Henry's death just 12 hours after it occurred. What is interesting about this obituary is the statement that Mrs. Walthall and daughter Patricia expected Henry's death, but were unable to be at his bedside before the end.
A Convict's Sacrifice, released July 26, 1909. The next day, out of curiosity, Walthall went to the Biograph studio with Kirkwood. There he met the legendary director D.W. Griffith. Being the type of actor he was looking for, Griffith asked Walthall to be in the film with Kirkwood. Reluctantly, Walthall agreed.
He ranked a close #2 (19,760 votes to Earle Williams' 19,920) for his role in The Birth of a Nation as well as being listed four additional times for other parts, including over 14,000 votes each for his performances in Ghosts (#18) and The Avenging Conscience (#7) (pp. 179-80).
