David Kirkland
David Henry Swim (November 26, 1878 – October 27, 1964), known professionally as David Kirkland, was an American actor and film director of the silent and early sound eras. He was cast as Dr. Dopem in the Snakeville comedy series and directed several Keystone Studios comedy films.
David Kirkland
Chadwick Pictures · Moving Picture World (Jan. - Feb. 1925), on the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- David Kirkland
- Born
- November 26, 1878
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Died
- October 27, 1964 (aged 85)
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- Director, Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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David Henry Swim (November 26, 1878 – October 27, 1964), known professionally as David Kirkland, was an American actor and film director of the silent and early sound eras. He was cast as Dr. Dopem in the Snakeville comedy series and directed several Keystone Studios comedy films.
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He was a pallbearer in Virginia Rappe's funeral. Kirkland's 1920 film The Perfect Woman was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017. Kirkland was born in San Francisco and attended the University of California at Berkeley. He married actress Cecyl Margherita Kennedy on May 19, 1925, in Los Angeles. He also was married to Dorothea Wolter.
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• Name — David Kirkland • Born — November 26, 1878 • Birthplace — San Francisco, California, United States • Died — October 27, 1964 (aged 85) • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, United States • Occupation — Director, Actor • Years Active — 1911-1943 (film)
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• The Crippled Hand (1916) • A Temperamental Wife (1919) • A Virtuous Vamp (1919) • In Search of a Sinner (1920) • The Love Expert (1920) • Nothing But the Truth (1920) • The Perfect Woman (1920) • The Rowdy (1921) • The Ladder Jinx (1922) • The Veiled Woman (1922) • The Barefoot Boy (1923) • For Another Woman (1924) • The Tomboy (1924) • Who Cares (1925) • All Around Frying Pan (1925) • The Tough Guy (1926) • The Two-Gun Man (1926) • A Regular Scout (1926) • Hands Across the Border (1926) • The Gingham Girl (1927) • Yours to Command (1927) • Uneasy Payments (1927) • The Candy Kid (1928) • Riders of the Cactus (1931) • Flying Lariats (1931) • So This Is Arizona (1931)
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1878
David Kirkland born at San Francisco.
1964
David Kirkland died at Los Angeles.
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- 1.Identity Revealed. Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 13. 1925-03-10.
- 2.Munden p. 39
- 3.Vazzana, Eugene Michael. Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. 2001. 9780786410590.
- 4.Walker, Brent E. Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013-04-25. 9780786477111.
- 5.Merritt, Greg. Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hol. Chicago Review Press. September 2013. 9781613747957.
- 6.Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.
- 7.Motion Picture News, Inc. Motion Picture News Blue Book. 134. 1930.
- 8.Wedding Bells Hush Wails of Divorce Seekers. The Los Angeles Times. 23. 20 May 1925.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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David Kirkland is recorded as actor, screenwriter, film director and film producer.
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