Born 1900 in South Walpole, Massachusetts, American actor Charles Farrell began his career as an extra and bit player for Paramount Pictures in films such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Ten Commandments, and The Cheat.
His height was in the 1920s and 1930s and the Mayor of Palm Springs from 1947 to 1955.
Farrell was known for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor in more than a dozen films, including 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Lucky Star.
Later in life, he starred on TV in the 1950s sitcoms My Little Margie and played himself in The Charles Farrell Show. He was also among the early developers of Palm Springs.
Farrell died in 1990 from heart failure in Palm Springs. He was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard for motion pictures and 1617 Vine Street for television. In 1992, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to him. Farrell Drive in Palm Springs was named in his honor as one of the developers of the city, and a statue of Farrell was dedicated in front of Palm Springs International Airport in 1999.
Take a look at these vintage photos to see portraits of a young and handsome Charles Farrell in the 1920s and 1930s.
0 comments:
Post a Comment