Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Leo Pierson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leo Pierson
Remove ads

Leo Pierson (1888-1943) was an American film actor who was active during Hollywood's silent era.[1] He was married to director and screenwriter Ruth Ann Baldwin.[2][3]

Quick facts Born, Died ...
Remove ads

Biography

Leo was born in Abilene, Kansas, to Charles Pierson and his wife, Maude; Charles was an immigrant from Sweden. Later on, he moved to Los Angeles and attended St. Vincent's College, where he began appearing in stage plays and graduated in 1907.[4]

His first known film role was in the 1911 short The Profligate. He acted in dozens of films from 1911 through 1919, the year he appears to have changed gears and focused on his work as a production manager.[5][6]

He married screenwriter and director Ruth Ann Baldwin on February 19, 1917, the same year he appeared in her Universal films A Wife on Trial and '49-'17.[7][8]

Remove ads

Select filmography

1911
  • The Profligate (1911)
1916
1917
1918
1919

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads