Jack Livingston (born Harold Antill Livingston; November 29, 1885 – February 27, 1944) was a film actor in the

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. He starred in several films including alongside

Jane Novak Jane Novak (born Johana Barbara Novak; January 12, 1896 – February 3, 1990) was an American actress of the silent film era. Background Jane Novak was born Johana Barbara Novak in St. Louis, Missouri to Bohemian immigrant Joseph Jerome Novak a ...

in '' The Golden Trail''. He appeared in at least 44 feature films. His great-grandfather

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signed the

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and he was also related to Robert Livingston who helped negotiate the

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. In 1916 he was identified as

Myrtle Stedman Myrtle Stedman (born Myrtle Lincoln; March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910. Biography Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Ill ...

's new leading man at

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Selected filmography

*'' Captivating Mary'' (1915) *'' The Stranger Love'' (1916) *'' Flying Colors'' (1917) *'' Ashes of Hope'' (1917) *'' Because of a Woman'' (1917) * '' Wooden Shoes'' (1917) *'' Madcap Madge'' (1917) * ''

The Stainless Barrier ''The Stainless Barrier'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Irene Hunt, Jack Livingston and Henry A. Barrows.Lowe p.97 Cast * Irene Hunt as Betsy Shelton * Jack Livingston as Calvin Stone * Henry A ...

'' (1917) *''

The Desert Man ''The Desert Man'' is a 1917 silent film Western directed by and starring William S. Hart. It was distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. A fragment or incomplete print exists. Cast * William S. Hart - Jim Alton * Margery Wilson - Jennie * ...

'' (1917) * '' The Dark Road'' (1917) * '' Ten of Diamonds'' (1917) *'' The Eyes of the World'' (1917) *'' His Enemy, the Law'' (1918) *'' Who Is to Blame?'' (1918) *'' The Price of Applause'' (1918) *''

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'' (1919) *'' The Golden Trail'' (1920) * '' The Misfit Wife'' (1920) *'' Judge Her Not'' (1921) * '' Silent Years'' (1921) *'' The Wolve's Range'' (1921) - disambig needed- *''

Man's Law and God's ''Man's Law and God's'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Finis Fox and starring Jack Livingston, Ethel Shannon and Rose Melville.Munden p.490 Cast * Jack Livingston as Bruce MacDonald * Ethel Shannon as Kitty Roshay * Kate And ...

'' (1922) *'' Crashing Courage'' (1923) *'' The Frame Up'' (1923) -Disambig needed- *'' The Power Divine'' (1923) *'' The Range Patrol'' (1923) * ''

The Greatest Menace ''The Greatest Menace'' is a 1923 American silent crime film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Ann Little, Wilfred Lucas and Robert Gordon.Munden p.315 Cast * Ann Little as Velma Wright * Wilfred Lucas as Charles W. Wright * Robert Gor ...

'' (1923) *'' Scars of Hate'' (1923) *''

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'' (1923) *''

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'' (1924) -Diambig needed-

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* American male film actors 1885 births 1944 deaths Livingston family {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub