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Born | Glenn Hunter September 26, 1894 Highland Mills, New York |
Died | December 30, 1945 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1915-1945 |
Glenn Hunter (September 26, 1894 - December 30, 1945) was a stage and silent film actor who gained popularity in the 1920s on the Broadway stage.
Hunter began in movies in 1921 playing opposite Constance Binney in The Case of Becky, based on a 1912 stage play starring Frances Starr. In 1922 he was seen in Paramount's The Country Flapper with Dorothy Gish and the Hackett Brothers, Raymond and Albert. In 1923 Hunter co-starred with Mary Astor in the costume film Puritan Passions. He had originated the role of Merton in the play Merton of the Movies, a big hit of 1922. In 1924 he made a silent film of the play. The film is now lost.
Hunter died of cancer in New York.[1][2][3]