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King Baggot‌

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Birthday

calendar1879-11-06

Popularity

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King Baggot

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

King Baggot

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1879-11-06

Popularity

star2.8

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as "King of the Movies", "The Most Photographed Man in the World", and "The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon". Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947, wrote 18 screenplays, and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including The Lie (1912), Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (1925), and The House of Scandal (1928). He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous western, Tumbleweeds (1925). Among his film appearances, Baggot was best known for The Scarlet Letter (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913), and Ivanhoe (1913). Baggot began his career on the stage, in a Shakespearean stock company, and toured throughout the U.S. While acting in stock in St. Louis in 1909, he was cast as supporting player in the Schubert touring production of The Wishing Ring. When The Wishing Ring closed in Chicago, Baggot returned to New York to join another company. Upon a chance meeting with Harry Solter, who was directing movies for Carl Laemmle at Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP), he was persuaded to go with Solter to the studio. Baggot became interested in the fledgling industry and decided to turn picture player. His first film was the romance short The Awakening of Bess (1909) opposite Florence Lawrence. It was directed by Harry Solter, her husband, at IMP in Fort Lee, New Jersey. At a time when screen actors worked anonymously, Baggot and Lawrence became the first "movie stars" to be given billing, a marquee, and promotion in advertising. Baggot starred in at least 42 movies opposite Lawrence from 1909 to 1911. In the latter year, he starred in at least 16 movies with Mary Pickford. He also began writing screenplays and directing, all the while becoming a major star internationally. When he appeared "in person" at theatres he was mobbed at stage doors. By 1912, he was so famous that when he took the leading part in forming the prestigious Screen Club in New York, the first organization of its kind strictly for movie people, he was the natural choice for its first president. King Baggot died in Los Angeles, California in 1948, age 68. For his contributions to the film industry, Baggot received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. His star is located at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard.

Movie Credits

The Temptress

The Temptress‌
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calendar 1911

Once a Gentleman

Once a Gentleman‌
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calendar 1930

Think It Over

Think It Over‌
star7.0
calendar 1938

Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me‌
star6.9
calendar 1941

Shamus O'Brien

Shamus O'Brien‌
star0.0
calendar 1912

The Cheater

The Cheater‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‌
star4.3
calendar 1913

The Marble Heart

The Marble Heart‌
star0.0
calendar 1915

Mission of the War Chest

Mission of the War Chest‌
star0.0
calendar 1918

I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman‌
star4.8
calendar 1933

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera‌
star7.4
calendar 1935

My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses‌
star6.0
calendar 1947

Life's Twist

Life's Twist‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks‌
star5.2
calendar 1937

It May Happen to You

It May Happen to You‌
star4.5
calendar 1937

The Wanderer

The Wanderer‌
star0.0
calendar 1913

The Hawk's Trail

The Hawk's Trail‌
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calendar 1919

The Forbidden Thing

The Forbidden Thing‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Girl of the Rio

Girl of the Rio‌
star5.1
calendar 1932

Sweet Memories

Sweet Memories‌
star4.0
calendar 1911

A Notorious Gentleman

A Notorious Gentleman‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll‌
star6.8
calendar 1936

The Mirror

The Mirror‌
star0.0
calendar 1911

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films

Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films‌
star9.0
calendar 2011

The Big Flash

The Big Flash‌
star4.5
calendar 1932

Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes‌
star4.5
calendar 1931

The Big Store

The Big Store‌
star6.3
calendar 1941

A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies‌
star5.1
calendar 1937

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire‌
star5.8
calendar 1939

Sworn Enemy

Sworn Enemy‌
star5.3
calendar 1936

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

Snow Gets in Your Eyes‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Mississippi

Mississippi‌
star6.7
calendar 1935

That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live‌
star5.5
calendar 1938

The Call of the Savage

The Call of the Savage‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns‌
star5.8
calendar 1938

The Red Rider

The Red Rider‌
star4.0
calendar 1934

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell‌
star4.0
calendar 1936

The Silent Stranger

The Silent Stranger‌
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calendar 1916

I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman‌
star6.2
calendar 1940

Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies‌
star6.8
calendar 1947

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter‌
star0.0
calendar 1911

Dangerous Partners

Dangerous Partners‌
star6.3
calendar 1945

Police Court

Police Court‌
star5.0
calendar 1932

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe‌
star4.7
calendar 1913

The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story‌
star7.6
calendar 1940

Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons‌
star7.2
calendar 1940

Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet‌
star5.8
calendar 1940

The Bad Sister

The Bad Sister‌
star5.4
calendar 1931

A Cave Man Wooing

A Cave Man Wooing‌
star4.0
calendar 1912

Up Against It

Up Against It‌
star4.0
calendar 1912

Graft

Graft‌
star4.5
calendar 1931

Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover‌
star5.1
calendar 1942

The Wife’s Awakening

The Wife’s Awakening‌
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calendar 1911

Chinatown Squad

Chinatown Squad‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Stablemates

Stablemates‌
star4.5
calendar 1938

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk‌
star6.4
calendar 1941

Opening Day

Opening Day‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood?‌
star6.6
calendar 1932

The Master and the Man

The Master and the Man‌
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calendar 1911

In the Sultan's Garden

In the Sultan's Garden‌
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calendar 1911

For the Queen's Honor

For the Queen's Honor‌
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calendar 1911

At a Quarter of Two

At a Quarter of Two‌
star0.0
calendar 1911

Science

Science‌
star0.0
calendar 1911

Pictureland

Pictureland‌
star4.0
calendar 1911

Tracked

Tracked‌
star0.0
calendar 1911

The Secret of the Palm

The Secret of the Palm‌
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calendar 1911

While There is hope, There is Life

While There is hope, There is Life‌
star0.0
calendar 1911

Second Sight

Second Sight‌
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calendar 1911

The Call of the Song

The Call of the Song‌
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calendar 1911

The Fair Dentist

The Fair Dentist‌
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calendar 1911

The Rose's Story

The Rose's Story‌
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calendar 1911

The Better Way

The Better Way‌
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calendar 1911

The Girl in the Taxi

The Girl in the Taxi‌
star7.0
calendar 1921

The Death Kiss

The Death Kiss‌
star5.3
calendar 1932

Boys Town

Boys Town‌
star6.7
calendar 1938

The Thrill Chaser

The Thrill Chaser‌
star5.0
calendar 1923

Torture Money

Torture Money‌
star5.7
calendar 1937

The Eagle's Eye

The Eagle's Eye‌
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calendar 1918

Romance in the Rain

Romance in the Rain‌
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calendar 1934

The Czar of Broadway

The Czar of Broadway‌
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calendar 1930

The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

Absinthe

Absinthe‌
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calendar 1914

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window‌
star5.4
calendar 1942

3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

Rio Rita

Rio Rita‌
star5.8
calendar 1942

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood‌
star5.7
calendar 1945

Over the Hills

Over the Hills‌
star0.0
calendar 1911

Sweepstake Annie

Sweepstake Annie‌
star3.7
calendar 1935

At the Duke's Command

At the Duke's Command‌
star0.0
calendar 1911

The Ice Follies of 1939

The Ice Follies of 1939‌
star5.6
calendar 1939

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette‌
star6.2
calendar 1938

San Francisco

San Francisco‌
star6.6
calendar 1936

Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

Swing Fever

Swing Fever‌
star5.0
calendar 1943

The Awakening of Bess

The Awakening of Bess‌
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calendar 1909

The Call of the Circus

The Call of the Circus‌
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calendar 1910

The Count of Montebello

The Count of Montebello‌
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calendar 1910

Debt

Debt‌
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calendar 1910

The Eternal Triangle

The Eternal Triangle‌
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calendar 1910

A Game for Two

A Game for Two‌
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calendar 1910

His Second Wife

His Second Wife‌
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calendar 1910

The Irony of Fate

The Irony of Fate‌
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calendar 1910

Jane and the Stranger

Jane and the Stranger‌
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calendar 1910

Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens‌
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calendar 1910

The Blind Man’s Tact

The Blind Man’s Tact‌
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calendar 1910

The Maelstrom

The Maelstrom‌
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calendar 1910

The Miser’s Daughter

The Miser’s Daughter‌
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calendar 1910

The New Shawl

The New Shawl‌
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calendar 1910

Old Heads and Young Hearts

Old Heads and Young Hearts‌
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calendar 1910

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time‌
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calendar 1910

Pressed Roses

Pressed Roses‌
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calendar 1910

A Reno Romance

A Reno Romance‌
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calendar 1910

The Right of Love

The Right of Love‌
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calendar 1910

The Taming of Jane

The Taming of Jane‌
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calendar 1910

Transfusion

Transfusion‌
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calendar 1910

Two Men

Two Men‌
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calendar 1910

The Winning Punch

The Winning Punch‌
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calendar 1910

The Doctor's Perfidy

The Doctor's Perfidy‌
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calendar 1910

Love's Stratagem

Love's Stratagem‌
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calendar 1909

All the World’s a Stage

All the World’s a Stage‌
star0.0
calendar 1910

The Great Universal Mystery

The Great Universal Mystery‌
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calendar 1914

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

Beloved

Beloved‌
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calendar 1934

Half a Rogue

Half a Rogue‌
star0.0
calendar 1916

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice‌
star7.0
calendar 1946

The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere‌
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calendar 1916

The Suburban

The Suburban‌
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calendar 1915

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