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Charles Dudley (né Heaslip)
Charles Dudley (October 1, 1883 - March 9, 1952) was an American stage and silent film actor who later had a successful career as a film studio make-up artist. Early life Charles Dudley Heaslip was born on October 1, 1883, at Fort Grant, Arizona, the son of Irving Heaslip, a career soldier. His father was from West Lincoln, Ontario, St. Ann’s, Ontario, Canada, and served over twenty-five years in the U.S. Army, seeing action at the Battle of Little Big Horn and later in the Philippine War of Independence. Nothing here is known of Dudley’s mother other than she may have died young. Career Before Dudley broke into film at around the age of thirty, he spent some twelve years performing on stage in comic opera, comic and grand operas. His initial film work was under Milton H. Faroney, with Universal and later with such studios as Monopol, Keystone Studios, Keystone, Balboa and Vitagraph. During this period Dudley worked primarily in comedies as a character actor and later with Vita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Grant, Arizona
Fort Grant is a Arizona State Prison, state prison and a former United States US Army, Army fortification in the U.S. state of Arizona. Fort Grant is located on the southwestern slope of Mount Graham in what is now Graham County, Arizona, Graham County. The post is named for Ulysses S. Grant, the List of United States Presidents, 18th President of the United States. History Fort Grant began its life in August 1860 in the Arizona Territory as an Old West outpost named Fort Breckinridge, Arizona, Fort Breckinridge, at the junction of Aravaipa Creek and the San Pedro River (Arizona), San Pedro River. Fort Breckinridge was destroyed and the site was abandoned in 1861, following removal of the Union Army, Union garrison at the start of the American Civil War. The site of Fort Breckinridge was reoccupied as Fort Stanford, or Camp Stanford, from 1862 to 1865 by troops of the California Column. When the U.S. Army proper finally reoccupied the site, it was renamed Camp Grant, Arizona, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |