Rex Cherryman

Who was Rex Cherryman?

Rexford Raymond "Rex" Cherryman was an American actor of the stage and screen whose career was most prolific during the 1920s.

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rex Cherryman attended Colgate University, in 1915-1916. He transferred to the University of Michigan in 1916. There he met fellow student Esther Louise Lamb. Esther and Rex were married February 9, 1918. They had one son, Rexford Raymond Cherryman, Jr., born October 10, 1925. Rexford, Jr. married Beatrice Wishard in 1950. They had two daughters: Ann Elizabeth Cherryman and Constance Lamb Cherryman.

Cherryman began his film career appearing in the 1919 comedic film In For Thirty Days as Count Dronsky, opposite popular leading lady of the silent film era, May Allison. The following year, Cherryman was chosen by the notable screen diva Alla Nazimova to appear opposite her as Thorne, in her penned dramatic film Madame Peacock.