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Dustin Farnum
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dustin Lancy Farnum (May 27, 1874 – July 3, 1929) was an American singer, dancer, and actor on the stage and in silent films. Although he played a wide variety of roles, he tended toward westerns and became one of the biggest stars of the genre. He was born in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, the older brother of actor William Farnum, whom he closely resembled, and the lesser known silent film director Marshall Farnum (died 1917). He married Mary Cromwell in 1909 and they divorced in 1924. He then married Winifred Kingston. Winifred and he were the parents of radio actress Estelle "Dustine" Runyon (1925–1983). After great success in a number of stage roles, Farnum landed his first film role in 1914 in the movie Soldiers of Fortune, and later in Cecil B. DeMille's The Squaw Man. He died of kidney failure on July 3, 1929, in Manhattan, New York City, aged 55.
Known For
The Squaw Man
as Capt. James Wynnegate
The Virginian
as The Virginian
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Won
as Wild Bill
The Gentleman from Indiana
as John Harkless
The Primal Law
as Brian Wayne
The Call of the Cumberlands
as Samson South
Davy Crockett
as Davy Crockett
The Flaming Frontier
as General George Armstrong Custer
Ben Blair
as Ben Blair
