J. Frank Glendon

American actor (1886–1937)

J. Frank Glendon
Glendon in 1921
Born	Jonathan Frank Glendon (1886-10-25)October 25, 1886 Choteau, Montana, US
Died	March 17, 1937(1937-03-17) (aged 50) Hollywood, California, US
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915–1936

Jonathan Frank Glendon^[1] (October 25, 1886 – March 17, 1937) was an American actor in films and on the stage. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1915 and 1936.^[2] Also known for his writings and lectures on economics (the latter often heard on radio), Glendon was closely aligned with the technocracy movement from its inception.^[1]

Early life and career

Glendon was born in Choteau, Montana, where his father was a Methodist minister. He studied vocal music at Wesleyan University in Helena, Montana.^[2]

Glendon's entertainment career began when he sang with the Roscian Opera Company. After that he began acting on stage before entering the film industry.^[2]

He died in Hollywood, California.^[3]

Selected filmography

Cannibal King (1915)
The Light in Darkness (1917) ^[4]
Wrath of Love (1917) ^[5]
A Night in New Arabia (1917) ^[6]
The Dawn of Understanding (1918) ^[7]
The Woman in the Web (1918)
The Changing Woman (1918)
The Enchanted Barn (1919)
The Wishing Ring Man (1919)
Roman Candles (1920)
Mid-Channel (1920)
For the Soul of Rafael (1920)
The Forgotten Woman (1921)
What Do Men Want? (1921)
Hush (1921)
A Tale of Two Worlds (1921)
Belle of Alaska (1922)
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned (1922)
Night Life in Hollywood (1922)
Kissed (1922)
Just Like a Woman (1923)
South Sea Love (1923)
Private Affairs (1925)
Tricks (1925)
Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
Border Romance (1929)
The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931)
The Texas Tornado (1932)
Law and Lawless (1932)
The Reckless Rider (1932)
The Lost Special (1932)
Notorious but Nice (1933)
Her Splendid Folly (1933)
Gun Law (1933)
Strange People (1933)
The Phantom Empire (1935)
The Fighting Marines (1935)
The Call of the Savage (1935)
King of the Pecos (1936)
The Lion's Den (1936)
The Traitor (1936)

References

^ ^a ^b McClure, Arthur F. (1972). Heroes, Heavies and Sagebrush; A Pictorial History of the "B" Western Players. New York: A. S. Barnes and Company. p. 290. ISBN 0-498-07787-X.
^ ^a ^b ^c "J. Frank Glendon". The Moving Picture World. October 16, 1915. p. 455. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ Jarvis, Everett Grant (1995). Final Curtain: Deaths of Noted Movie and TV Personalities, 1912-1996. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group. p. 10. ISBN 9780806516462.
^ Rainey, p. 124.
^ Spehr, Paul G.; Lundquist, Gunnar (1996). American Film Personnel and Company Credits, 1908-1920: filmographies reordered by authoritative organizational and personal names romLauritzen and Lundquist's American Film-index (1st ed.). Jefferon, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 233. ISBN 0-7864-0255-5.
^ Rainey, p. 115.
^ Rainey, p. 108.

Sources

Rainey, B. (1996) The Reel Cowboy: Essays on the Myth in Movies and Literature (1st ed.). Philadelphia: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0106-0.