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Lawrence Peyton
Lawrence Peyton (died October 10, 1918) was a silent film actor in the United States. He starred in the 1914 film based on Jack London's ''Martin Eden''. Personal life Peyton served as a private in the 813th Pioneer Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during World War I. He was killed in action in France on October 10, 1918, and was buried at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery. Filmography *'' When the Blood Calls (1913)'' with Mona Darkfeather *''Martin Eden'' (1914) *'' The Boer War'' (1914) *''The Unafraid'' (1915) *'' A Gentleman of Leisure'' (1915) *''The Goose Girl'' (1915) *'' Buck's Lady Friend'' (1915) *'' A Man's Friend'' (1916) *''Joan the Woman (1916) *'' Joan of the Angels'' (1916) *''The Red Ace'' (1917) *'' The Golden Fetter'' (1917) *''How Could You, Jean? ''How Could You, Jean?'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, starring Mary Pickford, directed by William Desmond Taylor, and based on a novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. Casson Ferguson was the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack London
John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism.Swift, John N. "Jack London's ‘The Unparalleled Invasion’: Germ Warfare, Eugenics, and Cultural Hygiene." American Literary Realism, vol. 35, no. 1, 2002, pp. 59–71. .Hensley, John R. "Eugenics and Social Darwinism in Stanley Waterloo's ‘The Story of Ab’ and Jack London's ‘Before Adam.’" Studies in Popular Culture, vol. 25, no. 1, 2002, pp. 23–37. . London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
