Vincent Serrano (February 17, 1866 – January 11, 1935) was an American actor in plays and silent films.
Biography
Serrano's best-known role was as Lieutenant Denton in the
Augustus Thomas
Augustus Thomas (January 8, 1857 – August 12, 1934) was an American playwright.
Biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri and son of a doctor, Thomas worked a number of jobs including as a page in the 41st Congress, studying law, and gaining som ...
play ''
Arizona
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'', which had its New York opening in September 1900. He acted the role in over 1,000 performances. He also appeared in 13 movies, the last of which was 1927's ''
Convoy
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''. His last stage role was as General Esteban in the 1927 Broadway musical ''
Rio Rita''.
[(January 12, 1935)]
Vincent Serrano, Noted Actor, Dies
''The New York Times
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''[(September 30, 1916)]
Vincent Serrano
''The Moving Picture World
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The Players Blue Book
pp. 254–55 (1901)[(April 17, 1901)]
Plays and Players
'' Baltimore Morning Herald''
His mother was the translator
Mary J. Serrano
Mary Jane Christie Serrano (c. 1840 – 1923) was a writer, poet and considered one of the best known translators in the United States.
Life
Born Mary Jane Christie in Castlebar, Ireland c. 1840 to Thomas Christie & Jane Bourns, she married Sp ...
, wife of a South American government minister. He was buried at
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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in
Sleepy Hollow, New York
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.
Partial filmography
* ''
Lydia Gilmore'' (1915)
* ''
A Modern Monte Cristo'' (1917)
* ''
One Law for Both'' (1917)
* ''
Eyes of Youth'' (1919)
* ''
The Virtuous Model'' (1919)
* ''
The Deep Purple'' (1920)
* ''
Silk Husbands and Calico Wives'' (1920)
* ''
The Branded Woman'' (1920)
* ''
Convoy
A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit. It may also be use ...
'' (1927)
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American male stage actors
1866 births
1935 deaths
20th-century American male actors
19th-century American male actors
Burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American male silent film actors
Male actors from New York City
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