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Jack Baston (1892–1970)[1] was an American actor who appeared on stage and in films. He is known by various iterations of his name.[2] He specialized in roles as a villain.[3]
In 1917 his one-act play The Color Scheme was copyrighted.[4]
Emerson College has a document related to him.[5]
Baston was born and raised in San Francisco, California.[6]
Filmography
[edit]- Empty Pockets (1918) as Shang Ganley (credited as J. Thornton Baston)[7]
- The White Moll (1920)[8][9] as The Dangler (credited as J. Thornton Baston)
- The Tiger's Cub (1920)
- The Fighting Kentuckians (1920)[10]
- Dynamite Allen (1921) as Howard Morton (credited as J. Thornton Baston)
- Beyond Price (1921) as Mrs. Temple's Friend
- A Virgin Paradise (1921)[11] as Slim (credited as J. Thornton Baston)
- The Mountain Woman (1921) as Jase Mallows
- Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)[12] as Samuel Siggs (credited as J. Thornton Baston)[13]
- As a Man Lives (1923) as La Chante
- The Snow Bride (1923) as Paul Gerard
- Chain Lightning (1927) as Campan
- The Circus Ace (1927) as Kirk Mallory
- By Whose? Hand? (1927) as Sidney (credited as J. Thornton Baaston)[14]
- The Loves of Carmen (1927) as Morales
- Hello Cheyenne (1928) as Buck Lassiter
- The Branded Sombrero (1928) as Charles Maggert
References
[edit]- ↑ Klepper, Robert K. (September 16, 2015). Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0484-8 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Spehr, Paul C.; Lundquist, Gunnar (September 22, 1996). American Film Personnel and Company Credits, 1908-1920: Filmographies Reordered by Authoritative Organizational and Personal Names from Lauritzen and Lundquist's American Film-index. McFarland, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-7864-0255-7 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Drew, William M. (March 7, 2023). The Woman Who Dared: The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-9684-8 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. Part 1, group 2". U.S. Government Printing Office. September 22, 1917 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "J. Thornton Baston, undated | Emerson College Archives & Special Collections". archivesspace.emerson.edu.
- ↑ "Jack Thornton Baston Villain in Picture". The Newark Advocate. 15 May 1923. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ↑ "Daily Illini 24 October 1920 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections". idnc.library.illinois.edu.
- ↑ Rainey, Buck (September 22, 1990). Those Fabulous Serial Heroines: Their Lives and Films. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1911-5 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Southern Mountaineers Filmography". 17 October 2019.
- ↑ Struss, Karl; Eyman, Scott (September 22, 1987). Five American Cinematographers: Interviews with Karl Struss, Joseph Ruttenberg, James Wong Howe, Linwood Dunn, and William H. Clothier. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1974-0 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard (September 29, 2015). Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-751682-4 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Reid, John Howard (August 1, 2011). Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: New Expanded Edition. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-557-43335-3 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Neste, Dan Van (24 November 2017). "The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez". BearManor Media – via Google Books.