Will Stanton
Stanton in International Crime (1938)
Born
William Sidney Stanton

(1885-09-18)September 18, 1885
London, England
DiedDecember 18, 1969(1969-12-18) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
OccupationActor
Years active1927–1954
SpouseRosalind May

William Sidney Stanton (September 18, 1885 – December 18, 1969) was an English-born American character actor, whose career spanned the first 25 years of the sound films. Stanton broke into the film industry at the end of the silent film era in 1927, appearing in several film shorts for Hal Roach Studios. He appeared in 70 films, mostly in supporting roles.[1]

Career

Stanton made his debut in a feature film with a small role in Raoul Walsh's 1928 silent film Sadie Thompson, starring Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore, and Walsh.[2] Notable films in which he appeared include: the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland, and its cast included Cary Grant, W.C. Fields, Gary Cooper and Edward Everett Horton;[3] the classic Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable;[4] the 1936 film adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel Last of the Mohicans;[5] The Prince and the Pauper (1937), starring Errol Flynn;[6] Howard Hawks' 1941 Sergeant York, with Gary Cooper;[7] and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.[8] His final screen appearance was as a cab driver in the romantic comedy Adam's Rib.[9] Stanton nade his last performance on an episode of television's Schlitz Playhouse in 1954.

Death

Stanton died on December 18, 1969, in Los Angeles, and he was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.[10]

Filmography

Per AFI database[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Will Stanton". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sadie Thompson". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Alice in Wonderland". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Mutiny on the Bounty". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Last of the Mohicans". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "The Prince and the Pauper". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "Sergeant York". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Adam's Rib". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  10. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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