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(some sources say Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and his date of birth is also uncertain, possibly on March 10th), and died in Los Angeles, California on January 20, 1971. He had changed his name to Gilbert Anderson before adopting "Bronco Billy" to personify his western movie character.
American actor-director-writer-producer, father of the movie cowboy, and the first Western star. A native of Pine Bluff , Arkansas, Anderson had worked as a photographer's model and newspaper vendor before drifting into acting. He performed in vaudeville before joining forces with Edwin S. Porter as an actor and occasional script collaborator. In Porter's startling early film The Great Train Robbery of 1903, Anderson played several roles and afterward began to write, direct, and act in his own Westerns. In 1907, he and George K. Spoor founded Essanay Studios, destined be one of the predominant early studios. Anderson gained enormous popularity in a series of hundreds of Western shorts, playing the first real cowboy hero, "Broncho Billy."
Writing and directing most of the films, Anderson also found time to direct a series of "Alkali Ike" comedy Westerns starring Augustus Carney . In 19161916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. Impressionist Monet paints Water Lilies'. January 8 Allied forces withdraw from, Anderson sold his ownership in Essanay and retired from acting. He returned New YorkNew York is a state in the northeastern United States whose U. postal abbreviation is NY . It is sometimes called New York State when there is need to distinguish it from New York City. History See: History of New York New York was one of the thirteen col and bought the Longacre Theatre and produced plays there, though without permanent success. He then made a brief comeback as a producer with a series of shorts with Stan LaurelArthur Stanley Jefferson ( 1890- 1965) is better known as comedian Stan Laurel . In this article, Arthur is used to refer to the person, while Stan Laurel refers to the actor and producer. Biography Early youth Arthur Stanley Jefferson was born on June 16. But conflicts with the studio (Metro) led him retire again after 19201920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 Britain announces it will build 100,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 Leagu. He continued to produce films as owner of Progressive Pictures into the 1950's. In his seventies, he came out of retirement for a cameo role in The Bounty Killer ( 19651965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his " Great Society" during his State of the Union address. January 14 Prime Ministers of N).
He was presented with an Academy Honorary AwardThe Academy Honorary Award is given irregularly to celebrate achievements that are not covered by the competitive. In the early years it was often used to reward accomplishments that did not fit in existing categories. This subsequently led to several new in 1957Events January January 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. January 3 Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch January 4 After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published January 5 Russell Endean becomes t as a "motion picture pioneer, for his contributions to the development of motion pictures as entertainment."
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