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King Baggot

King Baggot

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies", "The Most Photographed Man in the World", and "The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon". Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947, wrote 18 screenplays, and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including The Lie (1912), Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925), and The House of Scandal (1928). He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous western, Tumbleweeds (1925). Among his film appearances, Baggot was best known for The Scarlet Letter (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), and Ivanhoe (1913). Baggot began his career on the stage, in a Shakespearean stock company, and toured throughout the U.S. While acting in stock in St. Louis in 1909, he was cast as supporting player in the Schubert touring production of The Wishing Ring. When The Wishing Ring closed in Chicago, Baggot returned to New York to join another company. Upon a chance meeting with Harry Solter, who was directing movies for Carl Laemmle at Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP), he was persuaded to go with Solter to the studio. Baggot became interested in the fledgling industry and decided to turn picture player. His first film was the romance short The Awakening of Bess (1909) opposite Florence Lawrence. It was directed by Harry Solter, her husband, at IMP in Fort Lee, New Jersey. At a time when screen actors worked anonymously, Baggot and Lawrence became the first "movie stars" to be given billing, a marquee, and promotion in advertising. Baggot starred in at least 42 movies opposite Lawrence from 1909 to 1911. In the latter year, he starred in at least 16 movies with Mary Pickford. He also began writing screenplays and directing, all the while becoming a major star internationally. When he appeared "in person" at theatres he was mobbed at stage doors. By 1912, he was so famous that when he took the leading part in forming the prestigious Screen Club in New York, the first organization of its kind strictly for movie people, he was the natural choice for its first president. King Baggot died in Los Angeles, California in 1948, age 68. For his contributions to the film industry, Baggot received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. His star is located at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard.

Personal information

Birthday

1879-11-06

Birth Place

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Movies and TV shows :

3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen

1935

6.0

Movie
A Cave Man Wooing

A Cave Man Wooing

1912

4.0

Movie
A Game for Two

A Game for Two

1910

0.0

Movie
A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

1937

5.2

Movie
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935

7.4

Movie
A Notorious Gentleman

A Notorious Gentleman

1935

6.0

Movie
A Reno Romance

A Reno Romance

1910

0.0

Movie
Absinthe

Absinthe

1914

0.0

Movie
Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

1932

6.0

Movie
All the World’s a Stage

All the World’s a Stage

1910

0.0

Movie
Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

5.8

Movie
At a Quarter of Two

At a Quarter of Two

1911

0.0

Movie
At the Duke's Command

At the Duke's Command

1911

0.0

Movie
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

1910

0.0

Movie
Beloved

Beloved

1934

0.0

Movie
Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet

1940

5.8

Movie
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

6.7

Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

5.7

Movie
Chinatown Squad

Chinatown Squad

1935

6.0

Movie
Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me

1941

6.9

Movie
Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed

1939

6.2

Movie
Dangerous Partners

Dangerous Partners

1945

6.3

Movie
Debt

Debt

1910

0.0

Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1913

4.3

Movie
Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

1942

5.4

Movie
For the Queen's Honor

For the Queen's Honor

1911

0.0

Movie
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

2011

9.0

Movie
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940

7.2

Movie
Girl of the Rio

Girl of the Rio

1932

5.1

Movie
Graft

Graft

1931

4.5

Movie
Half a Rogue

Half a Rogue

1916

0.0

Movie
Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover

1942

5.1

Movie
His Second Wife

His Second Wife

1910

0.0

Movie
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1941

6.4

Movie
I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman

1933

4.8

Movie
I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

1940

6.2

Movie
In the Sultan's Garden

In the Sultan's Garden

1911

0.0

Movie
It May Happen to You

It May Happen to You

1937

5.0

Movie
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1913

4.7

Movie
Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail

1942

7.0

Movie
Jane and the Stranger

Jane and the Stranger

1910

0.0

Movie
Life's Twist

Life's Twist

1920

0.0

Movie
Love's Stratagem

Love's Stratagem

1909

0.0

Movie
Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday

1936

6.0

Movie
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

6.3

Movie
Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

1947

6.8

Movie
Mission of the War Chest

Mission of the War Chest

1918

0.0

Movie
Mississippi

Mississippi

1935

6.7

Movie
My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947

6.0

Movie
Old Heads and Young Hearts

Old Heads and Young Hearts

1910

0.0

Movie
Once a Gentleman

Once a Gentleman

1930

0.0

Movie
Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

1910

0.0

Movie
Opening Day

Opening Day

1938

6.0

Movie
Over the Hills

Over the Hills

1911

0.0

Movie
Parnell

Parnell

1937

4.6

Movie
Pictureland

Pictureland

1911

4.0

Movie
Police Court

Police Court

1932

5.0

Movie
Pressed Roses

Pressed Roses

1910

0.0

Movie
Rio Rita

Rio Rita

1942

5.8

Movie
Romance in the Rain

Romance in the Rain

1934

0.0

Movie
San Francisco

San Francisco

1936

6.6

Movie
Science

Science

1911

0.0

Movie
Second Sight

Second Sight

1911

0.0

Movie
Shamus O'Brien

Shamus O'Brien

1912

0.0

Movie
Snow Gets in Your Eyes

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

1938

6.0

Movie
Stablemates

Stablemates

1938

4.5

Movie
Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939

5.8

Movie
Sweepstake Annie

Sweepstake Annie

1935

3.7

Movie
Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes

1931

4.5

Movie
Sweet Memories

Sweet Memories

1911

4.0

Movie
Swing Fever

Swing Fever

1943

5.0

Movie
Sworn Enemy

Sworn Enemy

1936

5.3

Movie
That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live

1938

5.9

Movie
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936

4.0

Movie
The Awakening of Bess

The Awakening of Bess

1909

0.0

Movie
The Bad Sister

The Bad Sister

1931

5.4

Movie
The Better Way

The Better Way

1911

0.0

Movie
The Big Flash

The Big Flash

1932

4.5

Movie
The Big Store

The Big Store

1941

6.2

Movie
The Blind Man’s Tact

The Blind Man’s Tact

1910

0.0

Movie
The Call of the Circus

The Call of the Circus

1910

0.0

Movie
The Call of the Savage

The Call of the Savage

1935

5.0

Movie
The Call of the Song

The Call of the Song

1911

0.0

Movie
The Cheater

The Cheater

1920

0.0

Movie
The Count of Montebello

The Count of Montebello

1910

0.0

Movie
The Czar of Broadway

The Czar of Broadway

1930

0.0

Movie
The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss

1932

5.3

Movie
The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll

1936

6.8

Movie
The Doctor's Perfidy

The Doctor's Perfidy

1910

0.0

Movie
The Eagle's Eye

The Eagle's Eye

1918

0.0

Movie
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

5.2

Movie
The Eternal Triangle

The Eternal Triangle

1910

0.0

Movie
The Fair Dentist

The Fair Dentist

1911

0.0

Movie
The Forbidden Thing

The Forbidden Thing

1920

0.0

Movie
The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

1940

5.0

Movie
The Girl in the Taxi

The Girl in the Taxi

1921

7.0

Movie
The Great Universal Mystery

The Great Universal Mystery

1914

0.0

Movie
The Hawk's Trail

The Hawk's Trail

1919

0.0

Movie
The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

5.6

Movie
The Irony of Fate

The Irony of Fate

1910

0.0

Movie
The Maelstrom

The Maelstrom

1910

0.0

Movie
The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere

1916

0.0

Movie
The Marble Heart

The Marble Heart

1915

0.0

Movie
The Master and the Man

The Master and the Man

1911

0.0

Movie
The Mirror

The Mirror

1911

0.0

Movie
The Miser’s Daughter

The Miser’s Daughter

1910

0.0

Movie
The New Shawl

The New Shawl

1910

0.0

Movie
The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940

7.6

Movie
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

7.0

Movie
The Red Rider

The Red Rider

1934

4.0

Movie
The Right of Love

The Right of Love

1910

0.0

Movie
The Rose's Story

The Rose's Story

1911

0.0

Movie
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1911

0.0

Movie
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart

1946

6.3

Movie
The Secret of the Palm

The Secret of the Palm

1911

0.0

Movie
The Silent Stranger

The Silent Stranger

1916

0.0

Movie
The Suburban

The Suburban

1915

0.0

Movie
The Taming of Jane

The Taming of Jane

1910

0.0

Movie
The Temptress

The Temptress

1911

0.0

Movie
The Thrill Chaser

The Thrill Chaser

1923

5.0

Movie
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

1913

0.0

Movie
The Wife’s Awakening

The Wife’s Awakening

1911

0.0

Movie
The Winning Punch

The Winning Punch

1910

0.0

Movie
Think It Over

Think It Over

1938

6.5

Movie
Torture Money

Torture Money

1937

5.9

Movie
Tracked

Tracked

1911

0.0

Movie
Transfusion

Transfusion

1910

0.0

Movie
Two Men

Two Men

1910

0.0

Movie
Up Against It

Up Against It

1912

4.0

Movie
What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood?

1932

6.7

Movie
While There is hope, There is Life

While There is hope, There is Life

1911

0.0

Movie
Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

1941

6.5

Movie