Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter (March 29, 1889 - May 7, 1951) was an American actor. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he moved to San Francisco, California when he was nine. Following the 1906 earthquake, he and his family lived in a tent for two weeks. By 1910 Baxter was in vaudeville, and from there began acting on the stage.

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March 29 - 1889 - May 7 - 1951 - Columbus, Ohio - San Francisco, California - 1906 - Earthquake - 1910 - Vaudeville

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His first starring role was as the Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona (1929), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. By 1936, Baxter was the highest paid actor in Hollywood, but by 1943, he had slipped to B-movie roles, and he began to star in a series of Crime Doctor films.

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Cisco Kid - In Old Arizona - 1929 - Academy Award for Best Actor - 1936 - Hollywood - 1943 - B-movie - Crime Doctor

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Suffering the pain of arthritis, Baxter had a lobotomy to ease the pain. He died shortly after of pneumonia and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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Arthritis - Lobotomy - Pneumonia - Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery - Glendale, California

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He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6290 Hollywood Boulevard.

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Hollywood Walk of Fame - Hollywood Boulevard

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