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Legare Rogers Lytton | |
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Born | Oscar Legare Rogers April 9, 1867
New Orleans,
Louisiana, US |
Died | August 14, 1924 New York City, US | (aged 57)
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, architect |
Years active | 1912–1924 |
Legare Rogers Lytton [1] (born Oscar Legare Rogers; [2] April 9, 1867 – August 14, 1924) was an American film actor of the silent era and an architect. [1] He appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1924. Prior to entering films he had a substantial stage career behind him.
Lytton was born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[ citation needed] and graduated from Columbia University in 1889. After graduation, he worked several years for architect Stanford White. Leaving architecture, he went to Dobbs Ferry, New York, as head of a boys' school before he became an actor. [3]
On Broadway, Rogers appeared in Service (1918), The Strugglers (1911), The Clouds (1911), Madame X (1910), Lincoln (1909), The Galloper (1906), The Sorceress (1904), Love's Pilgrimage (1904), and The Proud Prince (1903). [4] When he turned to films, he acted for Vitagraph Studios. [3]
On August 14, 1924, Lytton died in Bellevue Hospital in New York City. [3]
Lytton's papers are housed at the New York Public Library. [1]
This article needs additional citations for
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Legare Rogers Lytton | |
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![]() Lytton in 1921 | |
Born | Oscar Legare Rogers April 9, 1867
New Orleans,
Louisiana, US |
Died | August 14, 1924 New York City, US | (aged 57)
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, architect |
Years active | 1912–1924 |
Legare Rogers Lytton [1] (born Oscar Legare Rogers; [2] April 9, 1867 – August 14, 1924) was an American film actor of the silent era and an architect. [1] He appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1924. Prior to entering films he had a substantial stage career behind him.
Lytton was born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[ citation needed] and graduated from Columbia University in 1889. After graduation, he worked several years for architect Stanford White. Leaving architecture, he went to Dobbs Ferry, New York, as head of a boys' school before he became an actor. [3]
On Broadway, Rogers appeared in Service (1918), The Strugglers (1911), The Clouds (1911), Madame X (1910), Lincoln (1909), The Galloper (1906), The Sorceress (1904), Love's Pilgrimage (1904), and The Proud Prince (1903). [4] When he turned to films, he acted for Vitagraph Studios. [3]
On August 14, 1924, Lytton died in Bellevue Hospital in New York City. [3]
Lytton's papers are housed at the New York Public Library. [1]