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Profile of Harry Langdon
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15th June 1884 |
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Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Harry L. Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American silent film comedian.
Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he began working in vaudeville then joined Vitagraph Movie Studios. He eventually went over to Keystone Studios where he became a major star. At the height of his film career he was considered one of the four best comics of the silent film era.
Harry Langdon died in 1944 in Los Angeles from a cerebral hemorrhage and was interred in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. In 1997, his hometown of Council Bluffs celebrated "Harry Langdon Day" and in 1999 named "Harry Langdon Boulevard in his honor.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Harry Langdon has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
External link
- Harry Langdon at the Internet Movie Database
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