Cornelius Keefe
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Cornelius Keefe | |
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Born | |
Died | December 11, 1972 | (aged 72)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1924 - 1958 (film & TV) |
Cornelius Keefe (July 13, 1900 – December 11, 1972) was an American film actor.[1]
Keefe was born in Boston. He attended Brookline High School and Newton High School.[2]
Career
Keefe played in The Poor Nut on stage and was the only member of that cast to appear in the film adaptation.[3] After playing romantic leads in silent films, by 1941 Keef had changed to "a new career as a character actor".[4] He also acted on radio.[4]
In popular culture
Keefe was the focus of the Homer Hoopee comc strip on February 24, 1940. One of the female characters sought to get her husband to pay more attention to her by going out with Keefe, her old schoolmate who had become a film star.[5]
Selected filmography
- A Society Scandal (1924)
- Those Who Judge (1924)
- Lend Me Your Husband (1924)
- The Law and the Lady (1924)
- The Unguarded Hour (1925)
- The Nut Job (1927)
- Three's a Crowd (1927)
- Satan and the Woman (1928)
- The Man from Headquarters (1928)
- Hearts of Men (1928)
- Thundergod (1928)
- The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)
- Disorderly Conduct (1932)
- Mystery Liner (1934)
- Thunder in the Night (1934)
- Death from a Distance (1935)
- Western Courage (1935)
- Hong Kong Nights (1935)
- Telephone Operator (1937)
- My Old Kentucky Home (1938)
References
- ^ Pitts p.297
- ^ "Answers to Queries of the Fans". The Boston Globe. January 20, 1934. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brookline High Grad". The Boston Globe. November 19, 1927. p. 20. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Boston Singer to Take Part in Radio Holy Week Drama". The Boston Globe. April 8, 1941. p. 33. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Homer Hoopee". The Bangor Daily News. February 24, 1940. p. 27. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.
External links
- Media related to Cornelius Keefe at Wikimedia Commons
- Cornelius Keefe at IMDb
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