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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 biggest stars of the genre.
He was born 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. Winifred and he were the parents of radio actress Estelle "Dustine" Runyon (1925–1983).
After 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.
He died of kidney failure on July 3, 1929, in Manhattan, New York City, aged 55.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 28
self 2
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
The Flaming Frontier (1926)
The Man Who Won (1923)
The Buster (1923)
Three Who Paid (1923)
Iron to Gold (1922)
The Devil Within (1921)
The Primal Law (1921)
The Corsican Brothers (1920)
A Man's Fight (1919)
A Man in the Open (1919)
The Light of Western Stars (1918)
The Spy (1917)
Durand of the Bad Lands (1917)
A Son of Erin (1916)
The Parson of Panamint (1916)
Davy Crockett (1916)
David Garrick (1916)
Ben Blair (1916)
The Call of the Cumberlands (1916)
The Gentleman from Indiana (1915)
The Iron Strain (1915)
Captain Courtesy (1915)
Cameo Kirby (1914)
The Virginian (1914)
The Squaw Man (1914)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1874-05-27
Deathday1929-07-03 (55 years old)
Birth NameDustin Lancy Farnum
Birth PlaceRockingham County, United States
RelationshipsWinifred Kingston (1924 - 1929)
SiblingsMarshall Parker Farnum
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsDustin Lancy Farnum
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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