ID
2309
Nationality
American
Occupation
Painter
Actor
Artist
Summary
Deafened at 2 1/2 from scarlet fever; attended the California School for the Deaf (Berkeley), 1879-1883; studied in Paris 1893-1898 in the Academie Julian; returned to California to paint. Was a friend of Charlie Chaplin, and had bit parts in several Chaplin films, including A Dog's Life and The Kid; died at Los Angeles.
References
Deaf Persons in the Arts and Sciences, p.299-302; Deaf Artists in America, p.110-117; Gallaudet Encyclopedia, vol.2, p.364-366; History of the California School for the Deaf 1860-1960, p.122-123; Deaf Heritage, p.136; Notable Deaf Persons, p.160-162; Hollywood Speaks, p.23-26, 33, 34, 112.
Dates
9 March 1871-24 May 1935