Wilbur Higby
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Wilbur Higby was an American actor of the silent era
. He appeared in 72 films between 1914
and 1934
. He died in Hollywood, California in 1934, aged 67, from pneumonia
.
His daughter, Mary Jane Higby, was a television actress who made one film appearance, as Janet Fay in The Honeymoon Killers
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. He appeared in 72 films between 1914
1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
and 1934
1934 in film
-Events:*January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000.*February 19 - Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade...
. He died in Hollywood, California in 1934, aged 67, from pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
.
His daughter, Mary Jane Higby, was a television actress who made one film appearance, as Janet Fay in The Honeymoon Killers
The Honeymoon Killers
The Honeymoon Killers is a 1970 American film written and directed by Leonard Kastle, and starring Shirley Stoler and Tony Lo Bianco. It tells the story of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, the notorious "lonely hearts killers" who murdered at least 12 women in the 1940s...
.
Selected filmography
- Lucille Love, Girl of MysteryLucille Love, Girl of MysteryLucille Love, Girl of Mystery is a 1914 action film serial directed by Francis Ford. It was the first serial by Universal. It was originally intended to be a short subject...
(1914) - The Master KeyThe Master Key (1914 serial)The Master Key is a 1914 film serial directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Robert Z. Leonard - John Dore* Ella Hall - Ruth Gallon* Harry Carter - Harry Wilkerson* Jean Hathaway - Jean Darnell...
(19141914 in filmThe year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
) - Hoodoo AnnHoodoo AnnHoodoo Ann is a 1916 Lloyd Ingraham-directed American comedy-drama silent film, written by D.W. Griffith and released by Triangle Film Corporation.-Plot summary:Ann is a young girl who has been living in an orphanage since infancy...
(19161916 in filmThe year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
) - Diane of the FolliesDiane of the FolliesDiane of the Follies is a 1916 drama film directed by Christy Cabanne.-Cast:* Lillian Gish - Diane* Sam De Grasse - Phillips Christy* Howard Gaye - Don Livingston* Lillian Langdon - Marcia Christy* Allan Sears - Jimmie Darcy Diane of the Follies is a 1916 drama film directed by Christy...
(19161916 in filmThe year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
) - True Heart SusieTrue Heart SusieTrue Heart Susie is an American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film Institute...
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
) - The Flaming FortiesThe Flaming FortiesThe Flaming Forties is an American Western silent film, the sixth of seven features which short-lived motion picture company Stellar Productions released in 1924–25 as Producers Distributing Corporation vehicles for Harry Carey. Carey was primarily known as a star of Westerns and only one of the...
(19241924 in film-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
)