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Charles Darnton(1869-1950)

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Charles Darnton
During the first years of the 20th century Charles Darnton was a theatre critic for the newspaper "The World" (NYC). Charles Darnton was the editor of the leaflet "Stageland" (NYC, 1909), illustrated by Marius de Zayas. Through Charles Darnton's example, a very young Byron Darnton, his nephew, began a career as journalist in NYC.
BornSeptember 5, 1869
DiedMay 18, 1950(80)
BornSeptember 5, 1869
DiedMay 18, 1950(80)
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Known for

Betty Blythe, Billie Dove, Jack Mulhall, and John St. Polis in Folly of Vanity (1924)
Folly of Vanity
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1924
The Iron Horse (1924)
The Iron Horse
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1924
Tom Mix, Kathleen Myers, and Black Bess the Horse in Dick Turpin (1925)
Dick Turpin
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1925
Buck Jones and Silver in The Fighting Buckaroo (1926)
The Fighting Buckaroo
  • Writer
  • 1926

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  • El caballero de la noche (1932)
    El caballero de la noche
    5.5
    • scenario: "Dick Turpin" (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Tom Mix in Hard Boiled (1926)
    Hard Boiled
    7.7
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Buck Jones in A Man Four-Square (1926)
    A Man Four-Square
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Buck Jones and Silver in The Fighting Buckaroo (1926)
    The Fighting Buckaroo
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Buck Jones in The Cowboy and the Countess (1926)
    The Cowboy and the Countess
    • scenario
    • 1926
  • Buck Jones in The Desert's Price (1925)
    The Desert's Price
    4.7
    • scenario
    • 1925
  • Tom Mix, Kathleen Myers, and Black Bess the Horse in Dick Turpin (1925)
    Dick Turpin
    5.9
    • story
    • 1925
  • Betty Blythe, Billie Dove, Jack Mulhall, and John St. Polis in Folly of Vanity (1924)
    Folly of Vanity
    6.5
    • story
    • 1924
  • The Iron Horse (1924)
    The Iron Horse
    7.2
    • titles
    • 1924

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  • Born
    • September 5, 1869
    • Adrian, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • May 18, 1950
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Maida CastelhunMay 1906 - July 1939 (divorced)
  • Other works
    As longtime theater critic for the New York Evening World, Darnton was known as the "dean of New York drama critics."
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    • 2 Articles

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    Great-granduncle of Scott Trimble.

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