Silent Film Artists
1920's
1920

Charlotte Merriam
(1903-1972)

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Christie Film Co.
Educational Film Exchanges
Vitagraph

IMDB

1920

Johnny Jones
aka Edward Peil Jr.
(1907-1962)

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
J.K. McDonald Productions
Goldwyn Pictures Corp

IMDB

1920

Lewis Sargent
(1903-1970)

Film Company/Studio
Fox Film Corp
Famous Players-Lasky Corp
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures

IMDB

1920

Wesley Barry
(1907-1994)
"Freckles Barry"

Film Company/Studio
Mary Pickford Co.
Artcraft Pictures Corp
Marshall Neilan Productions
First National Pictures
Warner Bros

Museum
IMDB

1921

Breezy Eason Jr.
aka B. Reeves Eason Jr.
(1914-1921)
"Universal's Littlest Cowboy"

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures

IMDB

photo courtesy of
Motion Picture Department of
George Eastman House

1921

Buddy Messinger
(1907-1965)
"Century Kids"

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Century Film Corp
Fox Film Corp
Goldwyn Pictures Corp
J.R. Bray Studios

IMDB

Brother of Gertrude Messinger &
Marie Messinger

1921

Elinor Fair
aka Eleanor Crowe
(1903-1957)

Wampas Baby Star of 1924

Film Company/Studio
Fox Film Corp

IMDB

1921

Frankie Lee
(1911-1970)

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Fox Film Corp

IMDB

Brother of Davey Lee

1921

Jackie Coogan
(1914-1984)

Film Company/Studio
First National Pictures
Jackie Coogan Productions
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

Book: (2003)
"Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King"

1921

Baby Peggy Montgomery
aka Diana Serra Cary
(1918-2020)

Film Company/Studio
Century Film Corp
Universal Pictures

Museum
IMDB

Book: (1996)
"Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy"

1922

Coy Watson Jr.
(1912-2009)
"The Keystone Kid"

Film Company/Studio
Keystone Film Co.
Campbell Comedy Corp
Educational Pictures
Mack Sennett Comedies
Fox Film Corp
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

Book: (2001) "The Keystone Kid"

Brother of Bobs Watson, Harry Watson, Billy Watson,
Garry Watson, Delmar Watson, Gloria Watson,
Vivian Watson & Louise Watson.

1922

Ernest Morrison
aka Ernie Morrison
(1912-1989)
"Sunshine Sammy"

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Diando Film Corp
Rolin Films
Hal Roach Studios

IMDB

Brother of Florence Morrison, Vera Morrison,
Dorothy Morrison & Ethel Morrison

1922

John Harron
(1903-1939)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance

IMDB

Brother of Robert Harron

Photo courtesy of
Univ of Washington Libraries,
Special Collections Division

1922

John Henry Jr.
aka Don Marion Davis
(1917-2020)

Film Company/Studio
Mack Sennett Comedies
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

(Not to be confused with silent film child actor
Don Marion Feducha aka Marion Feducha.)

1922

Lucille Ricksen
(1910-1925)

Wampas Baby Star of 1924

Film Company/Studio
Goldwyn Pictures Corp
Universal Pictures

IMDB

1922

Mary Jane Irving
(1913-1983)

Film Company/Studio
Bessie Barriscale Productions
Mutual Film
Goldwyn Pictures Corp
Paramount
Famous Players-Lasky Corp
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

Sister of Buster Irving

1922

Micky Moore
aka Mickey Moore
(1914-2013)

Film Company/Studio
Famous Players-Lasky Corp
Paramount
Fox Film Corp

Official Site
IMDB

Book: (2015) "My Magic Carpet of Films"

Brother of Pat Moore

1922

Miriam Battista
(1912-1980)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance

IMDB

1922

Pat Moore
(1912-2004)

Film Company/Studio
Famous Players-Lasky Corp
Paramount
Fox Film Corp

IMDB

Brother of Micky Moore

1923

Ben Alexander
(1911-1969)

Film Company/Studio
Famous Players-Lasky Corp
First National Pictures

Museum
IMDB

1923

Gertrude "Gertie" Messinger
(1911-1995)
"Fox Kiddies"

Film Company/Studio
Fox Film Corp
J.K. McDonald Productions
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

Sister of Buddy Messinger
& Marie Messinger

1923

Jackie Condon
(1918-1977)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

Brother of Billy Condon
& Geraldine Condon

1923

Mickey Daniels
(1914-1970)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

Brother of Cliff Daniels

1923

Patsy Ruth Miller
(1904-1995)

Wampas Baby Star of 1922

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Warner Bros
Universal Pictures

IMDB

Book: (1988)
"My Hollywood--When Both of Us Were Young:
The Memories of Patsy Ruth Miller"

Sister of Winston Miller

1923

Peggy Cartwright
(1912-2001)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Hal Roach Studios
Educational Pictures

IMDB

1923

Richard Headrick
(1917-2001)

Film Company/Studio
First National Pictures
Metro Pictures Corp
Fox Film Corp

KHJ Radio Star
"Uncle John's Children's Hour" (1922-1927)

IMDB

1924

Andy Samuel
(1909-1992)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios

IMDB

1924

Clara Bow
(1905-1965)

Wampas Baby Star of 1924

Film Company/Studio
Preferred Pictures
Paramount Pictures
B.P. Schulberg Productions

IMDB

1924

Jackie Lucas
(1919-1983)

Film Company/Studio
Mack Sennett Comedies

IMDB

1924

Jeanne Carpenter
(1916-1994)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance

IMDB

1924

Joe Cobb
(1916-2002)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

1924

Mary Astor
(1906-1987)

Wampas Baby Star of 1926

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Paramount Pictures
First National Pictures

IMDB

Book: (1959) "My Story"

1924

Muriel Frances Dana
(1916-1997)

Film Company/Studio
Thomas H. Ince Corp

IMDB

(Discovered by Thomas Ince)

1924

Mary Kornman
(1915-1973)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Official Site
IMDB

Sister of Mildred Kornman

1924

Newton Hall
(1914-1971)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
First National Pictures

IMDB

1924

Peaches Jackson
(1913-2002)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

Sister of Mary Ann Jackson
& Dickie Jackson

1924

Baby Priscilla Moran
(1917-2006)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

1924

Virginia Davis
(1918-2009)

Alice in
"Alice's Wonderland" Comedy Series
(1923-1925)

Film Company/Studio
Walt Disney Productions

Museum
IMDB

1925

Arthur Lake
(1905-1987)

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures

IMDB

1925

Betty Bronson
(1906-1971)

Film Company/Studio
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

1925

Bruce Guerin
(1919-2012)

Film Company/Studio
Warner Bros

Museum
IMDB

(2010) 91 year old Bruce on Piano.
YouTube

1925

Helene Pirie
(1916-1988)
"Queen Titania"

"Fairy of the Microphone"
"The Mystery Child of Radio"

KHJ Radio Star

Voice of "Queen Titania" of the Radio Fairies
on KHJ Radio Series
"Children's Hour"
(1923-1927)

IMDB

1925

Jackie Morgan
aka Jack Morgan
(1916-1981)

Chester Gump in
"The Gumps" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Century Film Corp

Museum
IMDB

Brother of Dorothy Morgan

1925

Joe Butterworth
(1910-1986)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
First National Pictures

IMDB

Brother of Frank Butterworth
& Ernest Butterworth Jr.

1925

Johnny Fox
(1909-1997)

Film Company/Studio
Century Film Corp
Universal Pictures
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

1925

Martha Sleeper
(1910-1983)
"Century Kids"

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Century Film Corp
Hal Roach Studios
Pathe Exchange
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO)

IMDB

1925

Mary Brian
(1906-2002)

Wampas Baby Star of 1926

Film Company/Studio
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

1925

Spec O'Donnell
(1911-1986)
"Century Kids"

Film Company/Studio
Walt Disney Productions
Universal Pictures
Century Film Corp
Warner Bros
Paramount Pictures
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Pathe Exchange
RKO

IMDB

1926

Arthur Trimble
(1916-1948)
"Century Kids"

Buster Brown in
"Buster Brown" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Century Film Corp
Stern Brothers Productions

IMDB

1926

Buck Black
aka Bret Black
(1914-1999)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Fox Film Corp

IMDB

1926

Doreen Turner
(1916-1994)

Mary Jane in
"Buster Brown" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Century Film Corp
Educational Pictures
Campbell Comedy Corp
Stern Brothers Productions

IMDB

1926

Farina Hoskins
aka Allen Hoskins
(1920-1980)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

Brother of Jannie Hoskins

1926

Frankie Darro
(1917-1976)

Film Company/Studio
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO)

IMDB

1926

Jack Murphy
(1911-1962)

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Mack Sennett Comedies

IMDB

Brother of Maurice Murphy

1926

Johnny Downs
(1913-1994)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios

IMDB

1926

Josephine Adair
(1916-1966)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance

IMDB

Sister of Elizabeth Adair

(Not to be confused with 1920's adult
Broadway stage actress Josephine Adair)

1926

Junior Coghlan
aka Frank Coghlan Jr.
(1916-2009)

Film Company/Studio
DeMille Pictures Corp
Universal Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Bros

IMDB

Book: (1992)
"They Still Call Me Junior"

1926

Lois Moran
(1909-1990)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Fox Film Corp

IMDB

1926

Marceline Day
(1908-2000)

Wampas Baby Star of 1926

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

1926

Margie Gay
(1919-2003)

Alice in
"Alice's Wonderland"
(1925-1926)

Film Company/Studio
Walt Disney Productions

IMDB

1926

Philippe De Lacy
(1917-1995)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

1926

Virginia Marshall
(1918-1982)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Fox Film Corp

IMDB

1927

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
(1909-2000)

Film Company/Studio
Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros
First National Pictures

IMDB

Son of Douglas Fairbanks

Book: (1989) "The Salad Days"

1927

Jay R. Smith
(1915-2002)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

1927

Joyce Coad
(1917-1987)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance

IMDB

1927

Lassie Lou Ahern
(1920-2018)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Hal Roach Studios
Pathe Exchange

Museum
IMDB

Sister of Peggy Lenore Ahern

1927

Leon Holmes
(1913-1970)
Birth Name: Leon Alfred Von Sederholm
Gravestone: Leon Alfred Sederholm

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Walt Disney Productions

IMDB

1927

Malcolm Sebastian
(1923-2006)
"Big Boy"

Big Boy in
"Big Boy" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Educational Pictures

IMDB

1927

Maurice Murphy
(1913-1978)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Universal Pictures

IMDB

Brother of Jack Murphy

1927

Mickey McBan
(1919-1979)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Paramount Pictures

IMDB

1928

Anita Page
(1910-2008)

Film Company/Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

photo courtesy of
Motion Picture Department of
George Eastman House

1928

Billy Butts
(1918-1987)

Chester Gump in
"The Gumps" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures

IMDB

1928

Bob Steele
aka Bob Bradbury Jr.
(1907-1988)

Western Star

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Film Booking Office of America (FBO)

IMDB

Twin Brother of Bill Bradbury

1928

Buzz Barton
(1913-1980)
"World's Greatest Juvenile Rider
& Western Star"

Western Star
Horseman
Rider & Roper

Film Company/Studio
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO)
Big 4 Film Corp
Rayart Pictures Corp

Museum
IMDB

1928

Harry Spear
(1921-2006)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Educational Pictures
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

IMDB

1928

Jack McHugh
(1913-1983)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Educational Pictures
Jack White

IMDB

1928

Jean Darling
(1922-2015)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Pathe Exchange
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Official Site
IMDB

1928

Mickey Bennett
(1915-1950)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Paramount Pictures
First National Pictures
Warner Bros

IMDB

1928

Newton House
(1911-1987)
"Champion Boy Rider of the World"

Western Star
Horseman
Trick Rider

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures

IMDB

1929

Bobby Nelson
aka Little Bobbie Nelson
(1922-1974)

Film Company/Studio
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO)
Universal Pictures
Weiss Productions

IMDB

1929

Davey Lee
(1924-2008)

Film Company/Studio
Warner Bros

IMDB

Brother of Frankie Lee

1929

Freddie Burke Frederick
(1921-1986)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance

IMDB

1929

Jane La Verne
aka Marion Jane Kuntzman
(1921-1993)

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures

IMDB

1929

Loretta Young
(1913-2000)

Wampas Baby Star of 1929

Feature Films
Film Company/Studio
First National Pictures
Warner Bros

IMDB

Book: (1961)
"The Things I Had To Learn"

Sister of Sally Blane and
Polly Ann Young

1929

Mary Ann
Jackson

(1923-2003)

"Our Gang" Comedy Series

Bubbles Smith in
"Smith Family" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Hal Roach Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mack Sennett Comedies
Pathe Exchange

IMDB

Sister of Peaches Jackson
& Dickie Jackson

1929

Mickey Rooney
aka Mickey McGuire
(1920-2014)

Mickey McGuire in
"Mickey McGuire" Comedy Series

Feature Film Musicals
Vocalist
Dancer

Film Company/Studio
Larry Darmour Productions
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO)
RKO Radio Pictures
Universal Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Honorary Oscar (1939)
Oscar Nominee (1940)

IMDB

Book: (1993) "Life Is Too Short"

1929

Sunny Jim
aka Sunny Jim McKeen
(1924-1933)
"Baby Snookums"

Snookums in
"The Newlyweds and Their Baby" Comedy Series

Film Company/Studio
Universal Pictures
Century Film Corp
Stern Brothers Productions

Official Site
IMDB

1929

Vondell Darr
(1919-2012)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance
Famous Players-Lasky Corp
Paramount Pictures

IMDB
Museum

1929

William Bakewell
(1908-1993)

Film Company/Studio
Freelance

IMDB

Book: (1989)
"Hollywood Be Thy Name"


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