Barton Hepburn
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Barton Hepburn was an American actor
who specialized in drama
and comedy
,
Hepburn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
. He was spotted as a stage actor in Los Angeles
by the screen director Cecil B. DeMille
. He starred in a 1929 production, Painted Faces
, an early film with sound. This was not a stageboard for huge success for Hepburn and he returned to theatre, with a number of appearances at Broadway
, until the 1940s when he appeared in a number of films, such as Hi Diddle Diddle
(1943), The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(1944), and A Song for Miss Julie
(1945).
He died in Los Angeles on October 9, 1955.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who specialized in drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
,
Hepburn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. He was spotted as a stage actor in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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by the screen director Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies...
. He starred in a 1929 production, Painted Faces
Painted Faces
Painted Faces , is a Hong Kong film directed by Alex Law. The movie was first released in 1988. The language spoken in this movie is Cantonese....
, an early film with sound. This was not a stageboard for huge success for Hepburn and he returned to theatre, with a number of appearances at Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
, until the 1940s when he appeared in a number of films, such as Hi Diddle Diddle
Hi Diddle Diddle
Hi Diddle Diddle is a black-and-white American comedy film made in 1943 directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Billie Burke, and Pola Negri....
(1943), The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944 film)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 1944 drama film made by Benedict Bogeaus Productions and released by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Rowland V. Lee with Benedict Bogeaus as co-producer. The screenplay by Howard Estabrook and Herman Weissman was adapted from the novel The Bridge of...
(1944), and A Song for Miss Julie
A Song for Miss Julie
- Cast :*Shirley Ross as Valerie Kimbro*Barton Hepburn as George Kimbro*Jane Farrar as Julie Charteris*Roger Clark as Stephen Mont*Cheryl Walker as Marcelle Conway*Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs...
(1945).
He died in Los Angeles on October 9, 1955.