Henry B. Walthall (1878–1936)
Henry B. Walthall was a respected stage actor who became a favorite of pioneering film director D.W. Griffith. Born in 1878 in Alabama, Walthall embarked on a law career but quit law school in 1898 to enlist in the US Army in order to fight in the Spanish-American War. Returning from the war he decided to take up an acting career instead of the ...
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Born:in Shelby City, Alabama, USADied:(age 58) in Monrovia, California, USA |
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