Name: Francis X. Bushman
Date of Birth: 10 January 1883 Died after a fall. Entered films with Essanay Studios. Father with Josephine Fladune of art director Bruce Bushman, Virginia Bushman, Lenore Bushman, Josephine, and actor Ralph Bushman. Father with Beverly Bayne of Richard Stansbury Bushman, who later changed his name to Bayne, and killed himself in 1957. Grandfather of actor Pat Conway. Was the first film actor to be called "King of the Movies." That label would, in later decades, be affixed to Clark Gable, where it still remains. ... Bushman donated land to Sid Graumann, on which now sits Graumann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Although the nickname "King of the Movies" was eventually given to Clark Gable, it is engraved on Bushman's headstone in Los Angeles. At 5 foot 11, he was often shorter than his 6 foot co-stars and even some of his leading ladies. In many of his early films, he stood on a box to make him taller in close-ups. Grandfather of Barbara Bushman. When appearing on the "You Bet Your Life" radio show on February 3, 1958, he stated to Groucho Marx that during his career, that he had received over 17,000 marriage proposals from amorous female fans. Read more Francis X. Bushman movies (actor)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ [No links available]
Aka:
Ben-Hur
Genres:
Release:
Rate:
Views:
1153 Download now User Comments |
