Wilton Lackaye
Wilton Lackaye | |
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Theatre Magazine 1908 | |
Born |
William Andrew Lackey September 30, 1862 Loudon County, Virginia |
Died |
August 22, 1932 New York City, New York |
Years active | 1883-1925 |
Spouse(s) |
Annie Lewis Alice Evans (1 child) Katherine Alberta Riley |
Children | Wilton Lackaye Jr. |
Wilton Lackaye (September 30, 1862 - August 22, 1932) was a stage and film actor.
Early life and family
William Andrew Lackey,[1] was born in Loudon County, Virginia the son of James Lackey and his wife Margaret Bagnam.[2][3] He died nearly seventy years later in New York City.[4][5] He was married thrice: first to actress Annie Lewis, [6][7] second to Alice Evans and lastly to Katherine Alberta Riley. He had a son Wilton Lackaye Jr. (1902–1977) with Alice Evans. He had two siblings in show business James Lackaye Jr.(1867–1919) and Helen Lackaye (1883–1940).[8][9]
Career
He created the role of Svengali in the play Trilby in 1895 which he played on screen in 1915 opposite Clara Kimball Young.[8] He enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished stage career before entering silent films in middle age. He was a unique and distinctive looking actor with large round eyes particularly effective when playing the control-freak Svengali.
Filmography
- The Pit (1914)
- Children of the Ghetto (1915)
- Trilby (1915)
- The Man of Shame (1915)
- God's Crucible (1921)
- What's Wrong with the Women? (1922)
- The Lone Wolf (1924)
- For Woman's Favor (1924)
- The Sky Raider (1925)
References
- ↑ Room, Adrian - Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 2010 pg. 270 accessed June 27, 2012
- ↑ William Lackey, Washington, D.C., 1870-1880 US Census Records, Ancestry.com
- ↑ Who Was Who in the Theatre 1912-1976, vol.3 I-P page 1395, originally published annually by John Parker, 1976 edition published by Gale Research
- ↑ WILTON LACKAYE,- NOTED ACTOR, DIES - New York Times; August 22, 1932; pg. 15
- ↑ Note: 1870 and 1880 US census records and Ontario marriage record placed Lackaye's birthplace as Washington D.C.
- ↑ Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 about William Lackey - Name: William Lackey - Birth Place: Washington DC US - Age: 25 - Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 - Father Name: James Lackey - Mother Name: Margaret Lackey - Spouse Name: Annie B Lewis - Spouse's Age: 17 - Spouse Birth Place: Washington D C - Spouse Father Name: Charles E Lewis - Spouse Mother Name: Amelia Lewis -Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1886 - Marriage County or District: Essex -Ancestry. com
- ↑ National Police Gazette; January 12, 1889; pg. 2; col. 4; Fulton History accessed June 27, 2012
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Biography Wilton Lackaye". allmovie.com. Rovi Corp. Retrieved June 2012.
- ↑ "Wilton Lackaye". IBDb.com. The Broadway League. Retrieved June 2012.
External links
- Wilton Lackaye at IMDb.com
- Wilton Lackaye portraits NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection