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Charles Farrell
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Actor Born: August 9, 1901 in Onset Bay, MA Death: May 6, 1990 in Palm Springs, CA Biography:Having studied for a business career at Boston University, Charles Farrell switched professional gears by breaking into films as an extra. After a brief apprenticeship in Mack Sennett 2-reelers, Farrell rose to stardom at Fox Studios, where he was teamed with Janet Gaynor in such romantic dramas as "Seventh Heaven" (1927) and "Street Angel" (1928). The popularity of the Gaynor/Farrell team survived the switch-over to talkies, especially when both Gaynor and Farrell proved to have pleasant singing voices in 1929's "Sunny Side Up". Farrell's odd New England accent led many to believe he was British, an assumption that he did little to discourage. As the 1930s progressed, Farrell's stardom diminished, and by 1938 he was playing second fiddle to Fox's newest attraction, Shirley Temple, in "Just Around the Corner". Harking back to his collegiate business acumen, Farrell opened up the prosperous Hollywood... Full Biography
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