Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1874-05-27
Day of Death
1929-07-03
Place of Birth
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA
Dustin Farnum
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 (37)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
The Flaming Frontier
1926Her Man
1924
Kentucky Days
1923
The Grail
1923
The Man Who Won
1923
The Buster
1923Three Who Paid
1923
Trail of the Axe
1922
Oath-Bound
1922
Strange Idols
1922
Iron to Gold
1922
The Devil Within
1921
The Primal Law
1921
