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Franklin Farnum
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Actor Born: June 5, 1878 in Boston, MA Death: July 4, 1961 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:A rugged and trustworthy Western hero from Boston, silent screen cowboy Franklyn Farnum's appeal was closer to "William S. Hart" than "Tom Mix". Farnum's road to screen stardom began in vaudeville and musical comedy. While he was not related to stage and screen stars "William Farnum" and "Dustin Farnum", two legendary brothers who also hailed from Boston, he never really dissuaded the name association, and while he never achieved the same success as the other Farnums, it was not for lack of trying. Onscreen from around 1914, Franklyn Farnum was usually found in inexpensive Westerns and reached a plateau as the star of the 1920 serial "The Vanishing Trails" and a series of oaters produced independently by "Colonel" "William N. Selig", formerly of the company that bore his name. In 1918, Farnum received quite a bit of press for marrying screen star "Alma Rubens", but the union proved extremely... Full Biography
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