Francis X. Bushman

Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was the first major male movie star, first starting in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He died in Pacific Palisades, California from a fall. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into film from stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson?s Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles - more than 175 films before 1920, 17 in his film debut year of 1911 alone.

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