Ben Deeley

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Ben Deeley
Born J. Bernard Z. Deeley
(1878-01-22)22 January 1878
Folsom, California
Died 23 September 1924(1924-09-23) (aged 46)
Hollywood, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 1915-1924
Spouse(s) Marie Wayne
Barbara La Marr

Ben Deeley (January 22, 1878 - September 23, 1924) born J. Bernard Deeley[1] was an American actor and composer. He appeared in silent films never having lived to the talkie era. He composed a popular ragtime music called The Kleptomaniac Rag in 1913. His best known performance in films is the strange powdered character Mr. Jones in Maurice Tourneur's Victory alongside Lon Chaney, Jack Holt and Wallace Beery. He was at one time married to Marie Wayne, who costarred with him in The Patchwork Girl of Oz and to actress Barbara La Marr.

Deeley died of Double pneumonia.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Who Was Who on Screen, p.117 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
  2. ↑ Silent Film Necrology, p.127 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana
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