Gayne Whitman
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March 19, 1890
Gayne Whitman | |
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 Whitman in 1916 | |
| Born | Alfred D. Vosburgh March 19, 1890 |
| Died | August 31, 1958 (aged 68) |
| Other names | Alfred Whitman |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1904-1957 |
| Spouse | Estelle Margaret Allen (1893-1970) |
Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 200 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films, he was credited under his birth name.
Whitman was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 19, 1890.[2]
Whitman's theatrical debut came when he carried a spear behind an actor portraying King Richard III in a production in Indianapolis.[3] He acted around the midwestern United States as a member of stock theater companies before going to Hollywood in 1913, shifting his focus to films.[2]
Allen Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name."[4]
Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles.[4] He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros.[5]
On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician,[6] was the narrator on Lassie[6]: 192-193 and Strange as It Seems,[6]: 319 and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation[6]: 264 and other programs.
