John Cossar

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John Hay Cossar
Born	(1858-01-02)2 January 1858 London, England, UK
Died	28 April 1935(1935-04-28) (aged 77) Hollywood, California, USA
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1914-1929

John Hay Cossar (2 January 1858 – 28 April 1935) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 146 films between 1914 and 1929.

He was born in London, England and died in Hollywood, California, USA. He was the fifth child of Walter Cossar and his wife Kate Lyster. Walter was in the Royal Marines between 1835 and 1863. In 1865 the family travelled to Canada and thence to Chicago, Illinois in the USA where John's older brother Walter Lyster Cossar later became City Editor of the Chicago Evening Journal.

In 1896, John married Fanny Cohen in Chicago. Fanny was also an actress and the 1930 census of Los Angeles shows them living with two children, Phyllis and Raymond.

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Persondata
Name	Cossar, John
Alternative names	Cossar, John Hay
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	2 January 1858
Place of birth	London, England, UK
Date of death	28 April 1935
Place of death	Hollywood, California, USA

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