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William V. Mong | |
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.jpg) Mong in 1911 | |
| Born | June 25, 1875
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania United States |
| Died | December 10, 1940 (aged 65)
Studio City, California United States |
| Resting place | Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1910-1939 |
| Spouse | Emma Warde |
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William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940) [1] was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1910 and 1939.[ citation needed] His directing (1911–1918) and screenwriting (1911–1922) were mostly for short films.
He was born June 25, 1875, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, [2] and married Esme Warde. [3] He started out as a vaudeville and stage actor, appearing in plays in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. He made his film debut in the 1910 film A Connecticut Yankee. [3]
Mong fell ill in 1938 and stopped acting. He lingered two years,[ citation needed] and then died on December 10, 1940, [4] in Studio City, California. He was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. [2]
Selected filmography (acting)
- The Connecticut Yankee (1910)
- The Way of the Eskimo (1911)
- Lost in the Arctic (1911)
- Two Men of Sandy Bar (1916)
- Shoes (1916) - "Cabaret" Charlie
- Eleanor's Catch (1916)
- The Iron Hand (1916)
- The Prince of Graustark (1916)
- The Girl and the Crisis (1917)
- Fanatics (1917)
- The Spender (1919)
- After His Own Heart (1919)
- The Follies Girl (1919)
- The Master Man (1919)
- The Amateur Adventuress (1919)
- Love's Prisoner (1919) - Jonathan Twist
- The Delicious Little Devil (1919) - Larry McKean
- Fools and Their Money (1919) - Martin Tompkins
- The Luck of Geraldine Laird (1920)
- Number 99 (1920)
- The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920)
- The Dwelling Place of Light (1920)
- The Turning Point (1920)
- The Coast of Opportunity (1920)
- Burning Daylight (1920) - Necessity
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921) - Merlin
- Sowing the Wind (1921)
- Shame (1921)
- Pilgrims of the Night (1921)
- The Ten Dollar Raise (1921)
- Ladies Must Live (1921) - Max Bleeker
- Shattered Idols (1922)
- The Woman He Loved (1922)
- The Winding Trail (1922)
- Monte Cristo (1922)
- The Woman He Loved (1922)
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (1923) - Skinner
- Drifting (1923) - Dr. Li
- Wandering Daughters (1923)
- Thy Name Is Woman (1924) - Pedro the Fox (Garita's husband)
- Why Men Leave Home (1924)
- What Shall I Do? (1924)
- Flapper Wives (1924)
- Welcome Stranger (1924)
- Excuse Me (1925)
- Oh Doctor! (1925) - Mr. McIntosh
- Alias Mary Flynn (1925) - John Reagan
- Fine Clothes (1925)
- Steel Preferred (1925)
- The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
- Barriers Burned Away (1925)
- Speed (1925)
- Under the Rouge (1925)
- Off the Highway (1925)
- The Shadow on the Wall (1925)
- The Unwritten Law (1925)
- Shadow of the Law (1926)
- Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
- The Silent Lover (1926)
- Brooding Eyes (1926)
- Fifth Avenue (1926)
- The Old Soak (1926) - Cousin Webster
- What Price Glory? (1926)
- Taxi! Taxi! (1927) - Nosey Ricketts
- The Magic Garden (1927)
- Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
- Too Many Crooks (1927)
- The Clown (1927) - Albert Wells
- No Babies Wanted (1928) - Michael O'Day
- Code of the Air (1928) - Professor Ross
- Ransom (1928) - Wu Fang
- Noah's Ark (1928)
- The Broken Mask (1928)
- Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
- The Haunted House (1928)
- House of Horror (1929)
- Dark Skies (1929)
- Murder on the Roof (1930)
- In Gay Madrid (1930)
- The Girl Said No (1930)
- Gun Smoke (1931)
- A Dangerous Affair (1931)
- The Fighting Fool (1932)
- Dynamite Denny (1932)
- The Arm of the Law (1932)
- Love Bound (1932)
- War Correspondent (1932)
- The Widow in Scarlet (1932)
- Women Won't Tell (1932)
- A Strange Adventure (1932)
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) - Licinius / Old Man Carrying Child
- Silent Men (1933)
- I Loved a Woman (1933)
- Her Forgotten Past (1933)
- Dark Hazard (1934)
- Treasure Island (1934)
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
- The Dark Hour (1936)
- Stand-In (1937)
- Painted Desert (1938)
References
- ^ "William V. Mong profile". silenthollywood. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. p. 104. ISBN 9780786409839.
- ^ a b "Funeral of Actor Held at Chapel". The Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1940. p. A17.
- ^ "William V. Mong". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 14, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
William V. Mong.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
Categories:
- 1875 births
- 1940 deaths
- American male film actors
- American male silent film actors
- American male screenwriters
- People from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
- Male actors from Pennsylvania
- Film directors from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American male actors
- Screenwriters from Pennsylvania
- Burials at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
William V. Mong | |
|---|---|
|
Mong in 1911 | |
| Born | June 25, 1875
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania United States |
| Died | December 10, 1940 (aged 65)
Studio City, California United States |
| Resting place | Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1910-1939 |
| Spouse | Emma Warde |
William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940) [1] was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in almost 200 films between 1910 and 1939.[ citation needed] His directing (1911–1918) and screenwriting (1911–1922) were mostly for short films.
He was born June 25, 1875, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, [2] and married Esme Warde. [3] He started out as a vaudeville and stage actor, appearing in plays in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. He made his film debut in the 1910 film A Connecticut Yankee. [3]
Mong fell ill in 1938 and stopped acting. He lingered two years,[ citation needed] and then died on December 10, 1940, [4] in Studio City, California. He was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. [2]
Selected filmography (acting)
- The Connecticut Yankee (1910)
- The Way of the Eskimo (1911)
- Lost in the Arctic (1911)
- Two Men of Sandy Bar (1916)
- Shoes (1916) - "Cabaret" Charlie
- Eleanor's Catch (1916)
- The Iron Hand (1916)
- The Prince of Graustark (1916)
- The Girl and the Crisis (1917)
- Fanatics (1917)
- The Spender (1919)
- After His Own Heart (1919)
- The Follies Girl (1919)
- The Master Man (1919)
- The Amateur Adventuress (1919)
- Love's Prisoner (1919) - Jonathan Twist
- The Delicious Little Devil (1919) - Larry McKean
- Fools and Their Money (1919) - Martin Tompkins
- The Luck of Geraldine Laird (1920)
- Number 99 (1920)
- The Chorus Girl's Romance (1920)
- The Dwelling Place of Light (1920)
- The Turning Point (1920)
- The Coast of Opportunity (1920)
- Burning Daylight (1920) - Necessity
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921) - Merlin
- Sowing the Wind (1921)
- Shame (1921)
- Pilgrims of the Night (1921)
- The Ten Dollar Raise (1921)
- Ladies Must Live (1921) - Max Bleeker
- Shattered Idols (1922)
- The Woman He Loved (1922)
- The Winding Trail (1922)
- Monte Cristo (1922)
- The Woman He Loved (1922)
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (1923) - Skinner
- Drifting (1923) - Dr. Li
- Wandering Daughters (1923)
- Thy Name Is Woman (1924) - Pedro the Fox (Garita's husband)
- Why Men Leave Home (1924)
- What Shall I Do? (1924)
- Flapper Wives (1924)
- Welcome Stranger (1924)
- Excuse Me (1925)
- Oh Doctor! (1925) - Mr. McIntosh
- Alias Mary Flynn (1925) - John Reagan
- Fine Clothes (1925)
- Steel Preferred (1925)
- The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
- Barriers Burned Away (1925)
- Speed (1925)
- Under the Rouge (1925)
- Off the Highway (1925)
- The Shadow on the Wall (1925)
- The Unwritten Law (1925)
- Shadow of the Law (1926)
- Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
- The Silent Lover (1926)
- Brooding Eyes (1926)
- Fifth Avenue (1926)
- The Old Soak (1926) - Cousin Webster
- What Price Glory? (1926)
- Taxi! Taxi! (1927) - Nosey Ricketts
- The Magic Garden (1927)
- Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
- Too Many Crooks (1927)
- The Clown (1927) - Albert Wells
- No Babies Wanted (1928) - Michael O'Day
- Code of the Air (1928) - Professor Ross
- Ransom (1928) - Wu Fang
- Noah's Ark (1928)
- The Broken Mask (1928)
- Should a Girl Marry? (1928)
- The Haunted House (1928)
- House of Horror (1929)
- Dark Skies (1929)
- Murder on the Roof (1930)
- In Gay Madrid (1930)
- The Girl Said No (1930)
- Gun Smoke (1931)
- A Dangerous Affair (1931)
- The Fighting Fool (1932)
- Dynamite Denny (1932)
- The Arm of the Law (1932)
- Love Bound (1932)
- War Correspondent (1932)
- The Widow in Scarlet (1932)
- Women Won't Tell (1932)
- A Strange Adventure (1932)
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) - Licinius / Old Man Carrying Child
- Silent Men (1933)
- I Loved a Woman (1933)
- Her Forgotten Past (1933)
- Dark Hazard (1934)
- Treasure Island (1934)
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
- The Dark Hour (1936)
- Stand-In (1937)
- Painted Desert (1938)
References
- ^ "William V. Mong profile". silenthollywood. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. p. 104. ISBN 9780786409839.
- ^ a b "Funeral of Actor Held at Chapel". The Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1940. p. A17.
- ^ "William V. Mong". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 14, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
William V. Mong.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
Categories:
- 1875 births
- 1940 deaths
- American male film actors
- American male silent film actors
- American male screenwriters
- People from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
- Male actors from Pennsylvania
- Film directors from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American male actors
- Screenwriters from Pennsylvania
- Burials at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters