William Jefferson (actor)
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William Winter Jefferson (April 6, 1876 – February 11, 1946)[1] was an actor in silent films.
Early life[edit]
Jefferson was born in London to Sarah and Joseph Jefferson, an actor.[2] He initially studied in Germany to become a medical doctor, but decided to pursue an acting career like his father, instead.[2] He was elected to The Lambs in 1896.[3]
Career[edit]
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Jefferson starred in the 1913 film Wanted by the Police, for which he earned positive reviews.[4][5] He was one of the leads in the Keystone comedy Bright Lights.[6]
Personal life[edit]
He was married to actress Christie MacDonald, then to actress Vivian Martin in 1913.[7][8] After retiring from acting, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1928.[1] He married his wife Mary in Honolulu in 1936.[9]
Death[edit]
Jefferson died in Honolulu on February 11, 1946.[9][1]
Filmography[edit]
- Wanted by the Police (1913)
- Camille (1915)
- He Did and He Didn't (1916) as schoolmate
- The Habit of Happiness (1916) as Jones
- The Stronger Love (1916)
- The Right Direction (1916)
- The Other Man (1916)
- His Wife's Mistakes (1916)
- Bright Lights (1916)
- Her Own People (1917) as Blinn Agnew
- Out of the Wreck (1917)
- Marrying Money[10]
- The Bright Lights (film)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "W. W. Jefferson, 70, retired artist, dies". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1946-02-11. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b "William W. Jefferson". The Boston Globe. 1946-02-14. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "The Lambs". the-lambs.org. The Lambs, Inc. 6 November 2015. (Member Roster, 'J'). Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Big feature film at the Columbia Theater". The Star Press. 1913-09-21. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Wanted by the Police". The Huntington Herald. 1913-10-01. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. May 20, 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Photoplay". Macfadden Publications. May 20, 1918 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Miss Vivian Martin, ingenue, marries son of Joseph Jefferson". The Boston Globe. 1913-05-17. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b "William Jefferson, son of famous actor, dies here". The Honolulu Advertiser. 1946-02-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Motion Picture". Macfadden-Bartell. May 20, 1915 – via Google Books.
External links[edit]
Media related to William Winter Jefferson at Wikimedia Commons- William Jefferson at IMDb
- William Jefferson at the Internet Broadway Database
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