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Billy Mason(1889-1941)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Billy Mason in Cousin Bill (1913)
Billy Mason was born on 1 April 1889 in Plankington, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Baseball Bill (1916), The Wolf (1919) and Baseball Madness (1917). He died on 24 January 1941 in Orange, New Jersey, USA.
BornApril 1, 1889
DiedJanuary 24, 1941(51)
BornApril 1, 1889
DiedJanuary 24, 1941(51)
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Known for

Baseball Bill
Short
  • Baseball Bill
  • 1916
George Nichols, Jane Novak, and Earle Williams in The Wolf (1919)
The Wolf
4.6
  • George Huntley
  • 1919
Baseball Madness
6.0
Short
  • Baseball Bill
  • 1917
The Black Nine
Short
  • Bill
  • 1917

Credits

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Actor

  • Absinth
    Short
    • 1921
  • It Might Happen to You (1920)
    It Might Happen to You
    • J. Worthington Butts Jr.
    • 1920
  • Tailor Maid
    Short
    • Billy
    • 1919
  • George Nichols, Jane Novak, and Earle Williams in The Wolf (1919)
    The Wolf
    4.6
    • George Huntley
    • 1919
  • Some Bride (1919)
    Some Bride
    5.6
    • Geoffrey Patten
    • 1919
  • Home Run Bill
    Short
    • 1919
  • A Taste of Life (1919)
    A Taste of Life
    6.2
    • Horace Dillingham
    • 1919
  • Dorothy Dalton in Hard Boiled (1919)
    Hard Boiled
    6.2
    • Billy Penrose (as C.W. Mason)
    • 1919
  • Why Husbands Flirt (1918)
    Why Husbands Flirt
    5.9
    Short
    • 1918
  • Look Who's Here
    Short
    • 1918
  • Don't Believe Everything
    Short
    • 1918
  • Her Slumbering Hero
    Short
    • 1918
  • Their Breezy Affair (1918)
    Their Breezy Affair
    Short
    • 1918
  • A Regular Patsy
    Short
    • 1918
  • Betty's Adventure
    Short
    • Billy (as Smiling Billy Mason)
    • 1918

Writer

  • Baseball Madness
    6.0
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • The Black Nine
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1917
  • Baseball Bill -- Flirting with Marriage
    Short
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1916
  • Baseball Bill
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1916

Director

  • Baseball Madness
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Black Nine
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Baseball Bill -- Flirting with Marriage
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Baseball Bill
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • 'Smiling' Billy Mason
  • Born
    • April 1, 1889
    • Plankington, South Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • January 24, 1941
    • Orange, New Jersey, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Vaudevillian, billed as 'Smiling Billy Mason'. Starred in silent screen comedies for Essanay (1913) and Fox (1916). His popularity had waned by 1922 and he returned to the stage.

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  • When did Billy Mason die?
    January 24, 1941
  • How old was Billy Mason when he died?
    51 years old
  • Where did Billy Mason die?
    Orange, New Jersey, USA
  • When was Billy Mason born?
    April 1, 1889
  • Where was Billy Mason born?
    Plankington, South Dakota, USA

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