Gordon Westcott
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November 6, 1903
Gordon Westcott | |
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.jpg) From Murder in the Clouds (1934) | |
| Born | Myrthus Hansen Hickman November 6, 1903 St. George, Utah, U.S.[1] |
| Died | October 30, 1935 (aged 31) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1927–1935 |
| Spouse | Margaret Cardon (divorced)[2] |
| Children | 2 |
Gordon Westcott (born Myrthus Hansen Hickman;[2] November 6, 1903[1] – October 30, 1935) was an American film actor.
Westcott studied architecture at the University of Chicago, where he was also lightweight boxing champion of the university.[3] Westcott was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]
Westcott acted on stage in New York, Utah, and California, before he made the move to film.[5] He became a contract player with Warner Brothers and appeared in 37 films between 1928 and 1935,[6] starring alongside such up and comers as Bette Davis, Loretta Young and James Cagney.
After appearing in a string of Pre-Code productions, and working with such directors as William A. Wellman, Busby Berkeley and William Dieterle, his film career ended with his death on October 30, 1935, one week before his 32nd birthday, from a skull fracture[7] sustained in a polo accident that had occurred three days earlier.[8]
