Franklin Bryant Washburn III[1] (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He attended Lake View High School in Chicago.[1]
Washburn's early acting experience came in stock theater. He debuted in film in 1911 with Essanay Studios.[2] He quickly became a comedy star after appearing in films such as Skinner's Baby and Skinner's Dress Suit in 1917.[3]
His second marriage was to actress Virginia Vance. They had a child together.[4]
He died from a heart attack in Hollywood. His interment was located in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. His son, Bryant Washburn, Jr. (1915–1960), was also an actor, a major in the US Air Force Reserve, served during World War II and Korea, and predeceased him.[citation needed]
^ abLowrey, Carolyn (1920). The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen. Moffat, Yard. p. 186. Retrieved July 5, 2019. Bryant Washburn.
^Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
^"Gallery of Photo Players". Motion Picture Magazine. New York: Brewster Publications. March 1918. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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and Dorothy Phillips in the leads and an early role by later star BryantWashburn. It was produced by the Essanay Studios(Chicago) and distributed by...
drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Shirley Mason, BryantWashburn and Thomas R. Mills. It was produced on a budget of $40,000, but its...
starring BryantWashburn and Ruth Stonehouse. It was based on a novel, The Alster Case, by Rufus Gillmore. It was produced by the Essanay Company. Bryant Washburn...
A Blemish" by Henry J. Buxton and Jessie Henderson. The film stars BryantWashburn, Charles Wingate, Ann May, Sidney Bracey, Graham Pettie, and Anna Dodge...
directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Virginia Brown Faire and BryantWashburn. It was produced and released by independentsts Gotham Productions...
Bradbury, and starring BryantWashburn as Donald, Chief Yowlachie as Sitting Bull, and Anne Schaefer as Mame Mulcain. BryantWashburn as Donald Keefe Chief...
1924 American silent comedy film directed by Cullen Tate and starring BryantWashburn, Billie Dove, and Edward Everett Horton. As described in a film magazine...
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Williams. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery Sr., BryantWashburn, Emmett Lynn and Stuart Hamblen. The film was released on March 3,...
Maurice Campbell and written by Thomas J. Geraghty. The film stars BryantWashburn, Lois Wilson, Grace Morse, Emily Chichester, Clarence Geldart, and...
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