Arthur Rankin
Arthur Gardner Rankin Sr. (August 30, 1895 – March 23, 1947) was an American film actor.
Arthur Rankin
Picture-Play Magazine May, 1920 · Public domain
- Name
- Arthur Rankin
- Birth Name
- Arthur Gardner Rankin Sr.
- Born
- 30 August 1895
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Died
- 23 March 1947
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Marian Mansfield
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Arthur Rankin • Birth Name — Arthur Gardner Rankin Sr. • Born — 30 August 1895 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 23 March 1947 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1914–1941 (film) • Spouse — Marian Mansfield • Children — 2, including Arthur Rankin Jr. • Mother — Phyllis Rankin • Relatives — Harry Davenport (step-father) Dorothy Davenport (step-sister)
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Arthur Rankin lived from 1895 to 1947 and was an actor.
Personal life
Personal life
Arthur Rankin was born in New York, the son of actress Phyllis Rankin. She later married actor Harry Davenport, who adopted Arthur. He was the nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Rankin served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I, and received a medical discharge in 1918. He then joined the British Army. During World War II, Rankin rejoined the Marine Corps. Rankin married Marian Mansfield, and they had two sons, one of them being animator Arthur Rankin Jr. He died on March 22, 1947, of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Silas Marner (1916) • Romance (1920) • The Truth About Husbands (1920) • The Great Adventure (1921) • The Lure of Jade (1921) • The Five Dollar Baby (1922) • To Have and to Hold (1922) • Enter Madame (1922) • The Call of the Canyon (1923) • Discontented Husbands (1924) • Vanity's Price (1924) • Broken Laws (1924) • The Fearless Lover (1925) • Tearing Through (1925) • Speed (1925) • Sun-Up (1925) • Pursued (1925) • The Love Gamble (1925) • The Sporting Lover (1926) • The Man in the Shadow (1926) • The Hidden Way (1926) • The Millionaire Policeman (1926) • Riding to Fame (1927) • The Woman Who Did Not Care (1927) • The Blood Ship (1927) • Slightly Used (1927) • The Adventurous Soul (1927) • The Wife's Relations (1928) • Domestic Troubles (1928) • Walking Back (1928) • Say It with Sables (1928) • Making the Varsity (1928) • Runaway Girls (1928) • Submarine (1928) • Code of the Air (1928) • Ships of the Night (1928) • Companionate Marriage (1928) • Below the Deadline (1929) • The Fall of Eve (1929) • The Unwritten Law (1932) • Trailing North (1933) • The Thrill Hunter (1933) • Men of the Night (1934) • Unknown Woman (1935) • The Public Menace (1935) • Case of the Missing Man (1935) • Roaming Lady (1936) • The Cowboy Star (1936) • Two-Fisted Gentleman (1936) • Midnight Taxi (1937) • Second Honeymoon (1937) • Thanks for Everything (1938) • Quick Millions (1939) • Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
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The following is established of origins and background. Born in 1895 at New York City. It is also recorded that arthur Rankin died in 1947 at Los Angeles.
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Arthur Rankin was born in 1895 and died in 1947.
Arthur Rankin and Marian Mansfield before their wedding, Los Angeles
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