William Russell

Birthday: April 12th, 1884 Date of Death: February 18th, 1929 Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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William Russell (April 12, 1884 – February 18, 1929), born

William Francis Lerche, was an American actor, director, producer and

screenwriter. He appeared in over two hundred silent era motion pictures

between 1910 and 1929, directing five of them in 1916 and producing two through

his own production company in 1918 and 1925.

Russell began his screen career in New York with the

Biograph Company, where he worked for nine months before signing with the

Thanhouser Company. He was also part of the company of players for the American

Film Manufacturing Company and their Flying "A" Studios in Santa

Barbara.

In 1917, he and actress Charlotte Burton were married. They

divorced in 1921. He and actress Helen Ferguson were married on June 21, 1925,

at the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church, after a six-year romance.

William Russell died at age 44 from pneumonia at Hollywood

Hospital in Los Angeles.