Charles Hammond (Australian cricketer)
Australian cricketer and actor (1868–1955)
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Charles Pitt Hammond (31 August 1868 – 25 September 1955) was an Australian cricketer and actor. He played two first-class matches for Tasmania in the late 1890s, before moving to the United States.[1]
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Hollywood, California, United States
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| Full name | Charles Pitt Hammond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 1868 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 September 1955 (aged 87) Hollywood, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1898/99–1899/1900 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
While working at the Launceston Stock Exchange in the 1890s, Hammond also played cricket and took part in amateur theatrical productions.[2] He was a regular player for the North of Tasmania in the matches against South of Tasmania from 1886 to 1900, and played for Tasmania in the 1898–99 and 1899–1900 seasons.[3]
In 1901 Hammond moved to the United States, where he made a living as a professional actor, first on the stage in New York, then in Hollywood movies.[4][2] His film parts included prominent roles in Women Men Marry (1922),[5] Received Payment (1922)[6] and Big Brother (1923).[7]
Hammond married Josephine Collins of Launceston in Cheltenham, England, in July 1909.[8] They had one child, a son, who died in childhood.[2]
