John Cumberland (actor)

John Cumberland was an actor on stage and screen. He had starring roles and featured in comedies.

1919
With Florence Moore in Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1917)
Ladies' Night scene with Evelyn Gosnell and John Cumberland

According to IMDb he was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1857.

In 1919 he starred in the Pathé film The Gay Old Dog directed by Hobart Henley.[1]

He co-starred in Mrs. Sidney Drew's After Thirty comedy film series[2] and starred in her 1919 film The Gay Old Dog.[3]

Theater
In Up in Mabel's Room (play)

Filmography
Advertisement for The Gay Old Dog
  • Baby Mine (1917 film), as Jimmie
  • The Gay Old Dog (1919), as Jimmy Dodd
  • A Sisterly Scheme[2] (1919)
  • The Unconventional Maida Greenwood (1920), a short, as Maida's Husband
  • The Stimulating Mrs. Barton (1920), a short
  • The Emotional Miss Vaughn (1920), a short[7]
  • The Charming Mrs. Chase (1920), a short

References
  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=iqIYAQAAIAAJ&q=%22john+cumberland%22+film&dq=%22john+cumberland%22+film&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijpd-ViovoAhXtj3IEHYMpCjQQ6AEwCXoECAIQAg page 113
  2. Massa, Steve. "Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
  3. "Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News. March 8, 1919 – via Google Books.
  4. Bordman, Gerald (March 8, 1995). "American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914-1930". OUP USA – via Google Books.
  5. "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. March 8, 1918 – via Google Books.
  6. "PICKWICK. With John Cumberland.; Theatre Program. Shubert - Majestic Theatre. Beginning Monday, April 25, 1927 by Dickens, Charles. 1812 - 1870]. Hamilton, Cosmo & Reilly, Frank C. - Playwrights. Gullen, Campbell - Director: (1927) | Tavistock Books, ABAA". www.abebooks.com.
  7. https://books.google.com/books?id=JKQLAQAAMAAJ&q=%22john+cumberland%22+film&dq=%22john+cumberland%22+film&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPucKvjIvoAhV2knIEHVxgCJs4ChDoATAHegQIBhAC The New York Times Film Reviews - Volume 1 page 73
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