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Joseph Turnbull Kilgour

Male 1863 - 1933  (69 years)


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  • Name Joseph Turnbull Kilgour 
    Born 11 Jul 1863  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Painter 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    C. Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-429813 
    Died 21 Apr 1933  Bay Shore, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried Valhalla, Westchester, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I429813  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Kilgour,   b. 12 Aug 1811, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1884, Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Anderson,   b. 1828, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 29 Sep 1856  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F32119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Joseph Kilgour 1863-1933    		Joseph Kilgour 1863-1933

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Kilgour (11 July 1863 \endash 21 April 1933) was a Canadian actor of the silent film era. He was a well-known veteran stage actor in Broadway theatre before entering silent films. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1909 and 1926.

      Kilgour was born in Ayr, Ontario, Canada to Joseph Kilgour Sr. and Mary Anderson, who married 29 September 1856. Kilgour was one of seven children of the general store owner. Kilgour left Ayr and moved to the United States to pursue his acting career. Kilgour retired from acting and died in Long Island, New York in 1933.

      Partial filmography

      The Battle Cry of Peace (1915)
      My Lady's Slipper (1916)
      The Easiest Way (1917)
      Her Excellency, the Governor (1917)
      Runaway Romany (1917)
      Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917)
      Social Hypocrites (1918)
      The Shell Game (1918)
      The House of Gold (1918)
      The Silent Woman (1918)
      The Divorcee (1919)
      A Favor To A Friend (1919)
      The Lion's Den (1919)
      Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
      Blind Man's Eyes (1919)
      The Great Victory (1919)
      Blackie's Redemption (1919)
      One-Thing-at-a-Time O'Day (1919)
      The Walk-Offs (1920)
      Hearts Are Trumps (1920)
      The Heart of a Child (1920)
      Shore Acres (1920)
      Love (1920)
      The Yellow Typhoon (1920)
      The Broken Gate (1920)
      Mother o' Mine (1921)
      At the End of the World (1921)
      I Am Guilty (1921)
      Lying Lips (1921)
      Within the Law (1923)
      The Woman With Four Faces (1923)
      The Midnight Alarm (1923)
      Ponjola (1923)
      Torment (1924)
      On Probation (1924)
      Try and Get It (1924)
      Janice Meredith (1924)
      The Torrent (1924)
      Capital Punishment (1925)
      The Top of the World (1925)
      Percy (1925)
      One Year to Live (1925)
      The King on Main Street (1925)
      Let's Get Married (1926)

      Joseph Kilgour - Wikipedia (2021). Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kilgour (Accessed: 7 January 2023).

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      Whenever a silent film producer needed someone to portray George Washington, chances were good that the actor employed was Joseph Kilgour, a tall Canadian veteran, who had starred on the stage in such plays as Arizona and The Easiest Way. Kilgour, who portrayed the first president in Washington Under the British Flag (1909), The Battle Cry of Peace (1915), The Dawn of Freedom (1916), and Janice Meredith (1924), also took a stab at Louis XVI in My Lady's Slipper (1916) and General Von Bissing in The Fall of the Hohenzollerns (1919). He retired in 1926. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

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      Kilgour enjoyed a long career on stage. He acted on Broadway in 29 productions from 1896 through mid-1930. His film roles are limited to silents, largely shot in and around New York City, during the time when major studios maintained operations there to take advantage of theatrical talent.

  • Sources 
    1. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 40.

    2. [S1728] Cemetery - New York, Westchester, Vahalla - Kensico.
      Joseph T. Kilgour/ 1863-1933

    3. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 2.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11262436.

    5. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 8 Oct 1856.
      Anderson, Miss married 29 Sep 1856 to Joseph KILGOUR By Rev McRuar res bride's uncle Robt Wyllie, Ayr. Jos, merchant; bride dau late Robt Anderson, Dumbarton Scot.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jul 1863 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Apr 1933 - Bay Shore, Suffolk, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Valhalla, Westchester, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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