Profile
Thomas Meighan
Leading Man
Male
Born
Apr 9, 1879
Hometown
Pittsburgh
Died
Jul 8, 1936
Death Place
Great Neck, New York
Thomas Meighan was an American actor of silent films and early talkies. He played several leading man roles opposite popular actresses of the day including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. At one point he commanded $10,000 a week.
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Frances RingMarried 1909 - 1936
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CHILDHOOD
1879
Birth
Born on April 9, 1879.
TEENAGE
1896
17 Years Old
After dropping out of college in 1896 Meighan became a juvenile player in the Pittsburgh Stock Company headed by Henrietta Crosman.
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TWENTIES
1900
21 Years Old
Meighan soon found success. He first appeared on Broadway in 1900.
1904
25 Years Old
In 1904 Meighan appeared in "The Two Orphans".
1908
29 Years Old
His breakthrough role came in 1908 appeared with William Collier Sr. in "The Dictator". which led to a leading role in "The College Widow" which had a successful run on Broadway for the 1907–1908 season.
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THIRTIES
1914
35 Years Old
In 1914 he abandoned theatre for the new movie industry; which was still in its infancy at the time.
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1916
37 Years Old
Meighan was involved in some of the more scandalous moments of silent film history; albeit as a helping hand. On October 25, 1916 in New Jersey he was the sole witness to Jack Pickford and Olive Thomas' secretive wedding.
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1918
39 Years Old
In 1918 he made a propaganda film for World War I titled, "Norma Talmadge and Thomas Meighan in a Liberty Loan Appeal".
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FORTIES
In 1919 Meighan hit stardom.
1924
45 Years Old
His popularity continued through the Roaring Twenties with him starring in several pictures. In 1924 he played in, The Alaskan opposite Estelle Taylor and Anna May Wong.
1927
48 Years Old
In 1927 Meighan starred in The City Gone Wild opposite Louise Brooks.
1928
49 Years Old
His final silents, both produced by Howard Hughes in 1928, were The Mating Call which was critical of the KKK and The Racket which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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FIFTIES
His last film was Peck's Bad Boy in 1934.
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1935
56 Years Old
In 1935, he underwent surgery at Doctors Hospital in Manhattan.
He finally succumbed to cancer at 9:10pm on July 8, 1936, passing away at his home in Great Neck, New York.
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