True Boardman
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True Boardman was an American film actor of the silent era
. He appeared in 137 films between 1911
and 1919
before falling victim to the 1918 flu pandemic.
, the son of Bay Area actress Caro True Boardman, and died at the age of 36, in Los Angeles, California
. True Boardman began performing on stage in 1900 at Oakland and later spent some time doing theater work in Seattle before embarking on his film career. He was the husband of actress Virginia True Boardman
(Margaret Shields) and the father of True Eames Boardman (1909-2003). who had a long career as a script writer for radio, film and television. As a boy he appeared in a number of films, including some starring Charlie Chaplin
and Mary Pickford
. True Eames Boardman was the grandfather of former actress Lisa Gerritsen
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. He appeared in 137 films between 1911
1911 in film
The year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
and 1919
1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
before falling victim to the 1918 flu pandemic.
True Boardman
He was born in Oakland, CaliforniaOakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, the son of Bay Area actress Caro True Boardman, and died at the age of 36, in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. True Boardman began performing on stage in 1900 at Oakland and later spent some time doing theater work in Seattle before embarking on his film career. He was the husband of actress Virginia True Boardman
Virginia True Boardman
Virginia True Boardman was an American actress of the silent era.Born Margaret Shields in Fort Davis, Texas, she began her theatrical career in 1906, as Virginia Eames and went on to appear in 52 films between 1911 and 1936...
(Margaret Shields) and the father of True Eames Boardman (1909-2003). who had a long career as a script writer for radio, film and television. As a boy he appeared in a number of films, including some starring Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
and Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
. True Eames Boardman was the grandfather of former actress Lisa Gerritsen
Lisa Gerritsen
Lisa Gerritsen is an American former child actor, later a computer systems consultant/networking specialist, and more recently, possibly, as an independent relocation coordinator and facilities project manager. She currently lives with her husband John Rustan and son in Northern California...
.
Caro True Boardman
Mrs. Carro-True Boardman. one of old San Francisco's stage favorites, and for the last twenty-two years one of the most prominent elocutionists and dramatic Instructors of this city, passed away July 30. at her home In this city. In the early days Mrs. Boardman was one of the prominent figures In the city's theatrical life. She was for some time leading lady at the old Morosco Theatre, and starred In Sapho and other dramas. She was 51 years of age. She leaves a son, True Boardman. a well known actor of merit on the coast. (Billboard August 16, 1908 page 11)Selected filmography
- The Hazards of HelenThe Hazards of HelenThe Hazards of Helen is an American adventure film serial of 119 twelve minute episodes released over a span of slightly more than two years by the Kalem Company between November 7, 1914 and February 24, 1917....
(19141914 in filmThe year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
) - StingareeStingaree (serial)Stingaree is a 1915 drama film serial directed by James W. Horne.-Cast:* True Boardman - Irving Randolph / Stingaree* Marin Sais - Ethel Porter* Paul Hurst - Howie * Thomas G. Lingham - Guy Kentish...
(19151915 in filmThe year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
) - Tarzan of the ApesTarzan of the Apes (film)Tarzan of the Apes is a 1918 American action/adventure silent film directed by Scott Sidney starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, George B. French and Gordon Griffith. The movie was the first Tarzan movie ever made, and is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' original novel Tarzan of the Apes...
(19181918 in filmThe year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
) - Terror of the RangeTerror of the RangeTerror of the Range is a 1919 Western film serial directed by Stuart Paton. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* George Larkin - John Hardwick* Betty Compson - Thelma Grant* Horace B. Carpenter - James Grant...
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
)