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American actor, screenwriter and director
A.K.A.
William Morenus, William Collier
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Death
13 January 1944 (aged 79 years)
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Place of death
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Age
79 years
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Children:
William Collier
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Biography
William Collier Sr. (November 12, 1864 - January 13, 1944) born William Morenus was an American writer, director and actor.
Career
Collier ran away from home when only 11 years old to join a touring company run by Eddie Foy. After a notable stage career, he tried motion pictures, under producer Mack Sennett. He then went back to the stage for some years but returned to films when the talkies came along.
Private life
He married Louise Allen; she died in 1909 and he married Paula Marr the following year, adopting her son Charles, whom he renamed William Collier Jr. (1902-1987).
Partial filmography
Collier in later years
- Never Again (1916)
- Better Late Than Never (1916)
- High Society Blues (1930)
- Harmony at Home (1930)
- She's My Weakness (1930)
- Mr. Lemon of Orange (1931)
- Annabelle's Affairs (1931)
- The Brat (1931)
- After Tomorrow (1932)
- Stepping Sisters (1932)
- A Successful Failure (1934)
- The Murder Man (1935)
- Give Us This Night (1936)
- Cain and Mabel (1936)
- Josette (1938)
- Television Spy (1939)
- Miracle on Main Street (1939)
- The Hard Boiled Canary (1941)
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