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Herschel Mayall

Herschel Mayall

American actor (1863–1941)

Herschel Mayall (July 12, 1863 – June 10, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1935.

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Biography

He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and died in Detroit, Michigan from a cerebral hemorrhage.[1] Mayall was the son of James H. Mayall and Merilla L. Mayall.[2]

Mayall acted on stage, joining the Pike Opera House Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1897 and staying there until the theater burned in 1902, He returned to Cincinnati in 1905 to join the Forepaugh Stock Company and acted with that group for three seasons.[3] In 1906, he was "considered 'Frisco's most popular actor" when the 1906 San Francisco earthquake closed the Alhambra theater, where he had been performing.[4] He and a group of other actors from that theater formed a company that began performing in cities that included Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada.[4] On Broadway, Mayall portrayed Father Roubier in The Garden of Allah (1911) and Laertes in Hamlet (1912).[5] He also directed Deep Channels (1929) on Broadway.[6]

Filmography

Mayall (second from right) in still from Civilization (1916)
Mayall with Rosita Marstini in A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
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References

  1. [1]
    Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609058 – via Google Books.
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    "Woman proves her relationship to local actor". The San Francisco Examiner. September 15, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Just Like Coming Home". The Cincinnati Enquirer. June 3, 1924. p. 13. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Clever actor is coming here". Reno Gazette-Journal. July 18, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Herschel Mayall". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Herschel Mayall". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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