Frank Mayo
Frank Lorimer Mayo (June 28, 1889 – July 9, 1963) was an American actor. He appeared in 310 films between 1911 and 1949.
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Frank Mayo

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- Name
- Frank Mayo
- Birth Name
- Frank Lorimer Mayo
- Born
- 28 June 1889
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 9 July 1963
- Place of death
- Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Key facts
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• Name — Frank Mayo • Birth Name — Frank Lorimer Mayo • Born — 28 June 1889 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Died — 9 July 1963 • Place of death — Laguna Beach, California, U.S. • Resting Place — Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S. • Years Active — 1911–1949 • Occupation — Actor
Documentary record
Frank Mayo (28 June 1886 – 7 September 1963) was an actor. Frank Mayo died on 7 September 1963.
Biography
Biography
He was born in New York City, the grandson of famous stage actor Frank Mayo, and he died in Laguna Beach, California, from a heart attack. • Illustration — Mayo and Louise Lorraine in The Altar Stairs (1922) Frank Mayo's first wife was Joyce Eleanor Moore. He was married to actress Dagmar Godowsky from 1921 to 1926. The marriage was annulled in August 1926 because divorce decree of Frank Mayo and Joyce Moore was never written. He married Margaret Louise Shorey in August, 1928. Mayo was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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Frank Mayo was born on 28 June 1886.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Red Circle (1915) • Shadows (1916) • Sold at Auction (1917) • The Bronze Bride (1917) • Easy Money (1917) • Betsy Ross (1917) • The Burglar (1917) • The Purple Lily (1918) • The Interloper (1918) • A Soul Without Windows (1918) • Tinsel (1918) • The Trap (1918) • Lasca (1919) • The Rough Neck (1919) • The Girl in Number 29 (1920) • Hitchin' Posts (1920) • Burnt Wings (1920) • Through Eyes of Men (1920) • Colorado (1921) • The Fighting Lover (1921) • Dr. Jim (1921) • The Magnificent Brute (1921) • The Blazing Trail (1921) • Tiger True (1921) • Go Straight (1921) • The Way Back (1922) • Across the Dead-Line (1922) • The Altar Stairs (1922) • Wolf Law (1922) • The First Degree (1923) • Souls for Sale (1923) • Six Days (1923) • Wild Oranges (1924) • The Shadow of the Desert (1924) • The Plunderer (1924) • The Triflers (1924) • Is Love Everything? (1924) • The Price She Paid (1924) • Barriers Burned Away (1925) • Women and Gold (1925) • The Unknown Lover (1925) • Passionate Youth (1925) • Then Came the Woman (1926) • Range Law (1931) • Chinatown After Dark (1931) • The Hawk (1931) • Alias – the Bad Man (1931) • Hell's Headquarters (1932) • The Magnificent Brute (1936) • The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as Land Agent (uncredited) • The Roaring Twenties (1939) (uncredited) • The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) • Highway West (1941) • Lady Gangster (1942) • Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) • The Gorilla Man (1943) • Lake Placid Serenade (1944) • The Devil's Mask (1946) • The Strange Mr. Gregory (1946)
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Recorded period of activity: 1937.

Still from the American film The Amazing Wife (1919) with Mary MacLaren and Frank Mayo, on page 1472 of the March 15, 1919 Moving Picture World.
Universal Film Manufacturing Company · Moving Picture World (Mar. 1919) at the Internet Archive

Advertisement for the American drama film The Red Lane (1920) with Frank Mayo and Lillian Rich, on page 3 of the June 26, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Universal Film Manufacturing Company · Exhibitors Herald (Apr. - Jun. 1920) on the Internet Archive
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1886
Frank Mayo born at New York City.
1963
Frank Mayo died at Laguna Beach.
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New York City.
Birth place
Laguna Beach.
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scholarly publication
- Mayo, Frank (1839-1896), actor and author, American National Biography Online, 2000
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2000
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3082712: Frank Mayo
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scholarly publication
Mayo, Frank (1839-1896), actor and author, American National Biography Online, 2000Crossref registry
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