WILLIAM + DUSTIN FARNUM—The Farnum Brothers of Bucksport

Description: RALPH PETTIE The FARNUM BROTHERS OF BUCKSPORT First Printing A Paperback Original64 PagesPeninsula Publishing (2000) William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent cinema, and he became one of the highest-paid actors during this time. BiographyFarnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachusetts, but he grew up in Bucksport, Maine. One of three brothers, Farnum grew up in a family of actors. He made his acting debut at the age of 10 in Richmond, Virginia, in a production of Julius Caesar, with Edwin Booth playing the title character. He portrayed the title character of Ben-Hur (1900) on Broadway. Later plays Farnum appeared in there included The Prince of India (1906), The White Sister (1909), The Littlest Rebel (1911) co-starring his brother Dustin and Viola Savoy, and Arizona (1913), also with Dustin. In The Spoilers in 1914, Farnum and Tom Santschi staged a film fight which lasted for a full reel. In 1930, Farnum and Santschi coached Gary Cooper and William Boyd in the fight scene for the 1930 version of The Spoilers. Other actors influenced by the Farnum/Santschi scene were Milton Sills and Noah Beery in 1923 and Randolph Scott and John Wayne in 1942. From 1915 to 1952, Farnum devoted his life to motion pictures. He became one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning $10,000 per week. Farnum's silent pictures Drag Harlan (1920) and If I Were King (1921) survive from his years contracted to Fox Films. Nearly all of Fox's silent films made before 1932 were destroyed in the 1937 Fox vault fire. Personal lifeMarried three times, Farnum was the father of screenwriter Dorothy Farnum with Mabel Eaton. He had a daughter, named Sara Adele, with Olive White, his second wife. He had three children with Isabelle, his third wife. Farnum died from uremia and cancer on June 5, 1953, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. On February 8, 1960, Farnum received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion-picture industry at 6322 Hollywood Boulevard. He was the younger brother of film actor Dustin Farnum. He had another brother, Marshall Farnum, who was a silent film director. FilmographySilent The Man Hunter (1919)SilentThe Redemption of David Corson (1914, Short) as David CorsonThe Spoilers (1914) as Roy GlenisterThe Sign of the Cross (1914, extant; Library of Congress) as Marcus SuperbusSamson (1915) as Maurice BrachardA Gilded Fool (1915) as Chauncey ShortThe Governor (1915) as Philip MorrowThe Plunderer (1915) as Bill MatthewsThe Wonderful Adventure (1915) as Martin Stanley / Wilton DemarestThe Broken Law (1915) as Daniel Esmond - later Known as LavengroA Soldier's Oath (1915) as Pierre DuvalFighting Blood (1916) as Lem HardyThe Bondman (1916) as Stephen Orry / Jason OrryA Man of Sorrow (1916) as Jack HewlittThe Battle of Hearts (1916) as Martin CaneThe Man from Bitter Roots (1916) as Bruce BurtThe End of the Trail (1916) as Jules Le ClerqThe Fires of Conscience (1916) as George BaxterThe Price of Silence (1917) as Senator Frank DeeringA Tale of Two Cities (1917) as Charles Darnay/Sydney CartonAmerican Methods (1917) as William ArmstrongThe Conqueror (1917) as Sam HoustonWhen a Man Sees Red (1917) as Larry SmithLes Misérables (1917) as Jean ValjeanThe Heart of a Lion (1917) as Barney KemperThe Scarlet Car (1917) as Billy WinthropRough and Ready (1918) as Bill StrattonTrue Blue (1918) as Bob McKeeverRiders of the Purple Sage (1918) as LassiterThe Rainbow Trail (1918) as Lassiter/SheffordFor Freedom (1918) as Robert WayneThe Man Hunter (1919) as George ArnoldThe Jungle Trail (1919) as Robert MorganThe Lone Star Ranger (1919) as SteeleWolves of the Night (1919) as Bruce AndrewsThe Last of the Duanes (1919) as Buck DuaneWings of the Morning (1919) as Capt. Robert Anstruther/Robert JenksHeart Strings (1920) as Pierre FournelThe Adventurer (1920) as Don Caesar de BazanThe Orphan (1920) as The OrphanThe Joyous Troublemaker (1920) as William SteeleIf I Were King (1920) as François VillonDrag Harlan (1920) as Drag HarlanThe Scuttlers (1920) as Jim LandersHis Greatest Sacrifice (1921) as Richard HallPerjury (1921) as Robert MooreA Stage of Romance (1922) as Edmund Kean (Character)Shackles of Gold (1922) as John GibbsMoonshine Valley (1922) as Ned ConnorsWithout Compromise (1922) as Dick LeightonBrass Commandments (1923) as Stephen 'Flash' LanningThe Gunfighter (1923) as Billy BuellThe Man Who Fights Alone (1924) as John MarbleTropical Nights (1928) SoundThe Spoilers (1930) as Fight SpectatorDu Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) as Louis XVThe Painted Desert (1931) as Cash HolbrookTen Nights in a Barroom (1931) as Joe MorganA Connecticut Yankee (1931) as King Arthur/InventorThe Pagan Lady (1931) as Malcolm 'Mal' ToddLaw of the Sea (1931) as Captain Len AndrewsThe Drifter (1932) as The DrifterMr. Robinson Crusoe (1932) as William BelmontFlaming Guns (1932) as Henry RamseySupernatural (1933) as Nick 'Nicky' HammondFighting with Kit Carson (1933, Serial) as Elliott (Ch. 1)Another Language (1933) as C. Forrester Marriage on Approval (1933) as Reverend John MacDougallGood Dame (1934) as Judge FlynnSchool for Girls (1934) as Charles WalthamAre We Civilized? (1934) as Paul Franklin, Sr.The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) as Captain LeclereHappy Landing (1934) as Col. CurtisThe Scarlet Letter (1934) as Gov. BellinghamCleopatra (1934) as LepidusThe Brand of Hate (1934) as Joe LarkinsThe Silver Streak (1934) as Barney J. DexterMillion Dollar Haul (1935) as Mr. Mallory, Sheila's DadThe Crusades (1935) as Hugo, Duke of BurgundyPowdersmoke Range (1935) as Sam Oreham - BankerThe Eagle's Brood (1935) as El ToroBetween Men (1935) as John Wellington, aka RandThe Irish Gringo (1935) as Pop WileyThe Fighting Coward (1935) as Jim HortonCuster's Last Stand (1936, Serial) as James FitzpatrickThe Kid Ranger (1936) as Bill MasonThe Clutching Hand (1936, Serial) as Gordon GauntUndersea Kingdom (1936, Serial) as SharadHollywood Boulevard (1936, scenes deleted)The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936, Serial) as Father JoséMaid of Salem (1937) as Crown Justice SewallGit Along Little Dogies (1937) as Mr. MaxwellPublic Cowboy No. 1 (1937) as Sheriff Matt DoniphonThe Lone Ranger (1938, Serial) as Father McKimIf I Were King (1938) as General BarbezierSanta Fe Stampede (1938) as Dave CarsonShine On, Harvest Moon (1938) as Milt BrowerMexicali Rose (1939) as Padre DominicShould Husbands Work? (1939) as FriendColorado Sunset (1939) as Sheriff George GlennRovin' Tumbleweeds (1939) as Senator Timothy NolanSouth of the Border (1939) as PadreConvicted Woman (1940) as Commissioner McNeillAdventures of Red Ryder (1940, Serial) as Colonel Tom Ryder Ch. 1Kit Carson (1940) as Don Miguel MurphyHi-Yo Silver (1940) as Father McKim (archive footage)The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) as VagabondCheers for Miss Bishop (1941) as Judge PetersA Woman's Face (1941) as Court AttendantGangs of Sonora (1941) as Ward BeechamLast of the Duanes (1941) as Texas Ranger Major McNeilThe Corsican Brothers (1941) as PriestToday I Hang (1942) as Warden BurkeThe Lone Star Ranger (1942) as Texas Ranger Major McNeilThe Spoilers (1942) as WheatonMen of Texas (1942) as General Sam HoustonThe Silver Bullet (1942) as Dr. Thad MorganBoss of Hangtown Mesa (1942) as Judge Ezra BinnsTish (1942) as JohnDeep in the Heart of Texas (1942) as Colonel MalloryAmerican Empire (1942) as Louisiana JudgeTennessee Johnson (1942) as Senator HuylerCalaboose (1943) as Checkers PlayerPrairie Chickens (1943) as Cache Lake TownsmanHangmen Also Die! (1943) as ViktorinFrontier Badmen (1943) as Dad CourtwrightThe Mummy's Curse (1944) as SacristanWildfire (1945) as Judge PolsonCaptain Kidd (1945) as Capt. RawsonGod's Country (1946) as Sandy McTavishRolling Home (1946) as Rodeo OfficialMy Dog Shep (1946) as Carter J. LathamThe Perils of Pauline (1947) as Western Saloon Set HeroHeaven Only Knows (1947) as GabrielDaughter of the West (1949) as Father VallejoBride of Vengeance (1949) as Conti PeruzziSamson and Delilah (1949) as TubalGun Cargo (1949) as Board of Inquiry ChairmanTrail of Robin Hood (1950) as Bill FranumHollywood Story (1951) as HimselfLone Star (1952) as Senator Tom CrockettJack and the Beanstalk (1952) as The King Dustin Lancy Farnum (May 27, 1874 – July 3, 1929) was an American singer, dancer, and actor on the stage and in silent films. Although he played a wide variety of roles, he tended toward westerns and became one of the bigger stars of the genre. Early life and educationHe was born the eldest of three boys on May 27, 1874, in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, the older brother of actor William Farnum, whom he closely resembled, and the lesser known silent film director Marshall Farnum (died 1917). He married Mary Cromwell in 1909, and they divorced in 1924. He then married Winifred Kingston; they were the parents of radio actress Estelle "Dustine" Runyon (1925–1983). CareerAfter great success in a number of stage roles, Farnum landed his first film role in 1914 in the movie Soldiers of Fortune, and later in Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man. DeathHe died of kidney failure on July 3, 1929, at Post Graduate Hospital (now NYU Langone Health) in Manhattan, aged 55. FilmographySoldiers of Fortune (1914)The Squaw Man (1914)The Lightning Conductor (1914)The Virginian (1914)When We Were Young (1914)Cameo Kirby (1914)Captain Courtesy (1915)The Iron Strain (1916)The Gentleman from Indiana (1916)The Call of the Cumberlands (1916)Ben Blair (1916)David Garrick (1916)Davy Crockett (1916)The Parson of Panamint (1916)The Intrigue (1916)A Son of Erin (1916)Durand of the Bad Lands (1917)The Spy (1917)North of Fifty Three (1917)The Scarlet Pimpernel (1917)Ready Money Ringfield (1918)The Light of Western Stars (1918)A Man in the Open (1919)A Man's Fight (1919)The Corsican Brothers (1920)Big Happiness (1921)The Primal Law (1921)The Devil Within (1921)Iron to Gold (1922)Strange Idols (1922)Oath-Bound (1922)Trail of the Axe (1922)The Yosemite Trail (1922)While Justice Waits (1922)Three Who Paid (1923)The Buster (1923)Bucking the Barrier (1923)The Man Who Won (1923)The Grail (1923)Kentucky Days (1923)My Man (1924)The Flaming Frontier (1926)Broadway playsA Romance of Athlone (January 29, 1900 – March 3, 1900)Marcelle (October 1900)More Than Queen (October 30, 1900 – November 1900)The Virginian (Boston October 1903, New York January 5, 1904 – May 1904)The Ranger (September 1907)The Rector's Garden (March 1908)Cameo Kirby (December 20, 1909 – January 1910)The Silent Call (January 1911)The Squaw Man (January 9, 1911 – January 17, 1911)The Littlest Rebel (November 14, 1911 – January 1912)Arizona (April 28, 1913 – June 1913)LegacyAccording to an interview in the April 1975 edition of Playboy, Dustin Hoffman was named after Farnum. Additionally, according to an interview on January 16, 2013, on Fresh Air with Terry Gross on NPR, Hoffman said his parents were expecting him to be a girl and did not have a boy's name ready. When his mother did have another boy, and was pressured to give him a name, she picked the name Dustin from a magazine the other lady in her room was reading, which featured Dustin Farnum on the cover. Insured Boxed Media MailShipping For $6.00 WithinTwo Business Days of Payment

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