Casson Ferguson
Casson Ferguson (May 29, 1891 – February 12, 1929) was an American film actor of the silent era.[1] He appeared in 54 films between 1917 and 1928.
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Died | February 12, 1929 37) | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1917-1928 |
His father was John J. Ferguson, a jeweler in Alexandria, Louisiana. Early in his career Casson was a member of the Mantel Shakespeare Players in New Orleans before moving to California to pursue a movie career, first with the Seelig Company, then as a leading man. In 1928 he toured Europe and performed as a singer and actor in London and Paris. Returning to California, he married Catherine Mallon. Not long after he died of pneumonia at the age of 38; two days later his wife Catherine also died of pneumonia, and her mother soon died of pneumonia.[2]
Partial filmography
- Face Value (1918)
- The Shuttle (1918)
- Unclaimed Goods (1918)
- Mile-a-Minute Kendall (1918)
- Alias Mary Brown (1918)
- The Only Road (1918)
- How Could You Jean? (1918)
- The Gypsy Trail (1918)
- Jane Goes A-Wooing (1919)
- Johnny Get Your Gun (1919)
- Partners Three (1919)
- Putting It Over (1919)
- Secret Service (1919)
- Flame of the Desert (1919)
- The Drifters (1919)
- The Prince Chap (1920)
- Merely Mary Ann (1920)
- Madame X (1920)
- The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1920)
- Bunty Pulls the Strings (1921)
- At the End of the World (1921)
- A Virginia Courtship (1921)
- What's a Wife Worth? (1921)
- The Law and the Woman (1922)
- The Truthful Liar (1922)
- Over The Border (1922)
- Borderland (1922)
- Manslaughter (1922)
- Drums of Fate (1923)
- Grumpy (1923)
- A Gentleman of Leisure (1923)
- Her Reputation (1923)
- The Road to Yesterday (1925)
- The Wedding Song (1925)
- Cobra (1925)
- Forbidden Waters (1926)
- For Alimony Only (1926)
- The King of Kings (1927)
- Tenth Avenue (1928)
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References
- Katchmer, George A. (20 May 2015). "A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses". McFarland. Retrieved 12 June 2019 – via Google Books.
- "News of Death of Casson Ferguson, Actor, Received". Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana) (p. 6). 23 February 1929. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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