William Courtenay
Actor, Film actor
1875 – 1933
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Who was William Courtenay?
William Courtenay was a noted Broadway star and later film actor. He was born William Hancock Kelly. At age 19 1894, before his Broadway career took off, Courtenay appeared in Alexander Black's slide show Miss Jerry. This was a sort of alternative entertainment to a new device by Thomas Edison called moving pictures.
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- Born
- Jun 19, 1875
Worcester - Also known as
- William Hancock Kelly
- William L. Courtenay
- William Leonard Courtenay
- Spouses
- Virginia Harned
(1913 - 1933/04/20)
- Virginia Harned
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 20, 1933
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on July 23, 2013
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