Charles Gunn (actor)
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Charles E. Gunn (July 31, 1883 – December 6, 1918) was an American silent film actor with the Vitagraph Company of America.
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Born | Charles Edward Gunn (1883-07-31)July 31, 1883 Wisconsin, US |
Died | December 6, 1918(1918-12-06) (aged 35) Los Angeles, California, US |
Occupation | actor |
Spouse | Nina |
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Gunn was born in Wisconsin but was educated in San Francisco after his family moved to California.[1]
After debuting in a bit part in a play in San Francisco,[1] Gunn acted on stage with the Harry Davis,[2] Morosco, and Alcazar stock theater troupes,[3] and was the leading man for theatrical companies in Cincinnati, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh.[4] He also toured in productions of St. Elmo and The Conspiracy.[1]
On December 6, 1918, Gunn died in Los Angeles[5] in the Spanish flu pandemic.[3]