Ernest Glendinning (February 19, 1884 – May 17, 1936) was a British born American actor.

Biography

Glendinning was the son of British-American actors John Glendinning and Clara Braithwaite. In 1907 his father married actress

Jessie Millward Jessie Millward (1861 – July 13, 1932) was an English stage actress known for her performances both in Britain and the United States. She played roles in Shakespeare and other classic plays, as well as melodramas and other contemporary works. L ...

and she became Ernest's stepmother. Ernest attended Margate College before making his stage debut in 1903 in a walk on part in the

Annie Russell Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...

play, ''Mice and Men''. His career was devoted primarily to the theatre where he played in vaudeville and on Broadway where he had a lot of successes, especially opposite

Marguerite Clark Helen Marguerite Clark (February 22, 1883 – September 25, 1940) was an American theatre, stage and silent film actress. As a movie actress, at one time, Clark was second only to Mary Pickford in popularity. All but five of her films are co ...

in the stage version of ''Prunella''.Ernest Glendinning: ''North American Theatre Online''
site offered to most colleges and universities for free In film he appeared in three films including an early sound short in 1930. He can be seen in the 1922

Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...

film '' When Knighthood Was in Flower''.

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