Thomas Carrigan

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Thomas Carrigan
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Carrigan in a still from Checkers , 1919
Born(1886-04-13)13 April 1886
Lapeer, Michigan, United States
Died2 October 1941(1941-10-02) (aged 55)
Lapeer, Michigan, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1911–1932
Spouse Mabel Taliaferro
Sheet music cover for Checkers Sheet music cover - CHECKERS (1919).jpg
Sheet music cover for Checkers
Still from Love's Flame with Vivienne Osborne Vivienne Osborne-Thomas Carrigan in Love's Flame.jpg
Still from Love's Flame with Vivienne Osborne
With cast members, director, and production company president for A Cry at Midnight A Cry at Midnight (1916) - 1.jpg
With cast members, director, and production company president for A Cry at Midnight
In Room and Board (1921 film) with Constance Binney Room and Board (1921) - Binney.jpg
In Room and Board (1921 film) with Constance Binney

Thomas Carrigan (April 13, 1886 in Lapeer - October 2, 1941) [1] was an actor who starred in silent films in the U.S. He appeared in early Selig films [2] and played dime store novel detective character Nick Carter in a series of short films.

Filmography

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References

  1. "Thomas Carrigan". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. "The Motion Picture Story Magazine". Motion Picture Story Magazine. April 20, 1912 via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Jensen, Richard D. (June 20, 2005). The Amazing Tom Mix: The Most Famous Cowboy of the Movies. iUniverse. ISBN   9780595359493 via Google Books.
  4. Langman, Larry (April 20, 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780313278587 via Google Books.
  5. Sandburg, Carl; Fetherling, George (April 20, 1985). Carl Sandburg at the Movies: A Poet in the Silent Era, 1920-1927. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810817388 via Google Books.