Film actor Jack Hanlon died on Dec. 13 in Las Vegas, Nev., his family has revealed. The "Our Gang" actor was 96.
Hanlon was a child star who acted in films in the late '20s and early '30s. He's best known for his work in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" films "The Glorious Fourth" and "Olympic Gangs," but he also appeared in "talkies" before retiring from acting at age 16. Among his most famous movies are "The Shakedown," "The General" and "Big Money."
"He was absolutely the sweetest, most charming man," Hanlon's niece, Wendy Putnam Park, told The Associated Press. "He loved talking about being in the movies if you brought the subject up. He loved sharing stories about being in them."
After his time in Hollywood, Hanlon went on to become an Army paratrooper and a mover for Allied Van Lines. Prior to his death, he had lived in Las Vegas for 18 years.
Hanlon was a child star who acted in films in the late '20s and early '30s. He's best known for his work in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" films "The Glorious Fourth" and "Olympic Gangs," but he also appeared in "talkies" before retiring from acting at age 16. Among his most famous movies are "The Shakedown," "The General" and "Big Money."
"He was absolutely the sweetest, most charming man," Hanlon's niece, Wendy Putnam Park, told The Associated Press. "He loved talking about being in the movies if you brought the subject up. He loved sharing stories about being in them."
After his time in Hollywood, Hanlon went on to become an Army paratrooper and a mover for Allied Van Lines. Prior to his death, he had lived in Las Vegas for 18 years.
- 12/17/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Reno, Nev. -- Jack Hanlon, who had roles in the 1926 silent classic "The General" and in two 1927 "Our Gang" comedies, died Thursday in Las Vegas, family members said Sunday. He was 96.
The precocious, freckle-faced Hanlon was a natural as a child actor from 1926 to 1933, said his niece, Wendy Putnam Park of Las Vegas.
"He was absolutely the sweetest, most charming man," Park told The Associated Press. "He loved talking about being in the movies if you brought the subject up. He loved sharing stories about being in them."
After a small role with Buster Keaton in "The General," he played mischievous kids in two of Hal Roach's "Our Gang/Little Rascals" films: "The Glorious Fourth" and "Olympic Games."
Hanlon also played an orphan in the 1929 drama "The Shakedown," and got an on-screen kiss from Greta Garbo in the 1930 film "Romance."
He appeared in eight more "talkies," including "Big Money" with Clark Gable,...
The precocious, freckle-faced Hanlon was a natural as a child actor from 1926 to 1933, said his niece, Wendy Putnam Park of Las Vegas.
"He was absolutely the sweetest, most charming man," Park told The Associated Press. "He loved talking about being in the movies if you brought the subject up. He loved sharing stories about being in them."
After a small role with Buster Keaton in "The General," he played mischievous kids in two of Hal Roach's "Our Gang/Little Rascals" films: "The Glorious Fourth" and "Olympic Games."
Hanlon also played an orphan in the 1929 drama "The Shakedown," and got an on-screen kiss from Greta Garbo in the 1930 film "Romance."
He appeared in eight more "talkies," including "Big Money" with Clark Gable,...
- 12/17/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
One of the last stars of the silent movie era
It is in the nature of cinema that an actor who made her last film appearance more than seven decades ago, and who retreated from public view in the late 1940s, refusing photographs and interviews ever since, can still be appreciated on screen as young, as lovely and as fresh as ever. Barbara Kent, who has died aged 103, was one of the last surviving stars of the silent era. She appeared in the last great silent American film, Lonesome (1928), Paul Fejos's masterpiece of urban poetry. Kent played Mary, a switchboard operator, who meets Jim (Glenn Tryon), a factory worker, in Coney Island. They spend the day together, fall in love, and then lose each other in the crowd. The simple tale of "little people" is raised by the sincerity of the performances and by the director's expressive use of location,...
It is in the nature of cinema that an actor who made her last film appearance more than seven decades ago, and who retreated from public view in the late 1940s, refusing photographs and interviews ever since, can still be appreciated on screen as young, as lovely and as fresh as ever. Barbara Kent, who has died aged 103, was one of the last surviving stars of the silent era. She appeared in the last great silent American film, Lonesome (1928), Paul Fejos's masterpiece of urban poetry. Kent played Mary, a switchboard operator, who meets Jim (Glenn Tryon), a factory worker, in Coney Island. They spend the day together, fall in love, and then lose each other in the crowd. The simple tale of "little people" is raised by the sincerity of the performances and by the director's expressive use of location,...
- 10/21/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Silent screen star Barbara Kent has died at the age of 103.
She was one of the first silver screen stars to transition into Hollywood 'talkies' in the 1920s and starred opposite funnyman Harold Lloyd in the comedies Welcome Danger and Feet First.
Born Barbara Cloutman in Gadsby, Canada, in 1907, she was a teenager when she signed a contract with Universal Pictures and adopted the stage name Kent.
She starred opposite Greta Garbo in 1926's Flesh and the Devil and appeared in William Wyler's The Shakedown - one of the first silent movies to feature spoken word sound.
In 1929, she was cast opposite Lloyd in his first talkie, Welcome Danger.
Kent also appeared onscreen with Edward G. Robinson in Night Ride and Gloria Swanson.
She was one of the first silver screen stars to transition into Hollywood 'talkies' in the 1920s and starred opposite funnyman Harold Lloyd in the comedies Welcome Danger and Feet First.
Born Barbara Cloutman in Gadsby, Canada, in 1907, she was a teenager when she signed a contract with Universal Pictures and adopted the stage name Kent.
She starred opposite Greta Garbo in 1926's Flesh and the Devil and appeared in William Wyler's The Shakedown - one of the first silent movies to feature spoken word sound.
In 1929, she was cast opposite Lloyd in his first talkie, Welcome Danger.
Kent also appeared onscreen with Edward G. Robinson in Night Ride and Gloria Swanson.
- 10/20/2011
- WENN
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