Eugene Strong

Eugene Strong oscillated between stage and film work throughout his acting career. He played the lead role in the stage production of The Virginian for two years.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1qEbAQAAMAAJ&q=eugene+strong+actor&pg=PA892|title=The Moving Picture World|date=1916|publisher=World Photographic Publishing Company|language=en}} He was working in vaudeville in 1915.{{Cite web|title=Vaudeville|url=http://newspapers.com/clip/59494358/vaudeville/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}

Strong's first film was The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916); he received positive notice for his role as a man seduced by a vampire.{{Cite news|date=1916-10-15|title=New Film Star in Crimson Stain: Eugene Strong Is Appearing with Olga Olonova in SIlent Drama|pages=34|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179197/new-film-star-in-crimson-stain-eugene/|access-date=2020-09-13}}

Strong returned to vaudeville in the 1920s.{{Cite news|date=1924-03-23|title=Star of Films to Play Here: Eugene strong to Appear on Stage of Grand in Vaudeville Number|pages=35|work=The Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59179616/star-of-films-to-play-here-eugene/|access-date=2020-09-13}} Strong worked with Valeska Surrat and supported Surrat in a lawsuit brought against her by Walter Percival in 1920."Vaudeville: Percival-Suratt Dispute." Variety. Vol. 60, Iss. 6, (Oct 1, 1920): 5. Via Proquest. He was part of the vaudeville act Mann and Strong, with singer Hazel Mann. A Variety review of the play Garage Love states, "Strong, as always, is the personified matinee hero who gets the flappers on sight... Strong is a romantic 'hero' who has few equals. With any kind of luck he should be a 'name' in the native legitimate drama. He has proven it. Even in vaudeville he has done worth-while and outstanding things"."New Acts This Week: Mann and Strong." Variety. Vol. 75, Iss. 9, (Jul 16, 1924): Pg. 34. Via Proquest. A 1925 Billboard review of the act at The Palace Theatre in Cincinnati noted, "Eugene Strong has a likable easy-going manner that does much to put the act over."Wesselmann, Cliff. Big City Vaudeville Reviews by special wire: Palace, Cincinnati. The Billboard (Archive: 1894-1960); Cincinnati Vol. 37, Iss. 34, (Aug 22, 1925): pg. 14.

He was signed to a five-year motion picture contract with Edward Small in 1926."Vaudeville: Eugene Strong Contracted for 5 Years in Films." Variety. Vol. 84, Iss. 5, (Aug 18, 1926): Pg. 70. Via Proquest. One of his final films as an actor was The Front Page (1931).{{Cite news|date=1931-03-26|title=Realistic Story and Splendid Cast Help in Making Up The Front Page|pages=4|work=Messenger-Inquirer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59180247/realistic-story-and-splendid-cast-help/|access-date=2020-09-13}}

Strong's marriage to Gladys Webster ended in divorce in 1919 on the grounds of his adultery."Moving Pictures: Strong's Wife Wins Divorce." Variety. Vol. 55, Iss. 4, (Jun 20, 1919): Pg. 57. Via Proquest.

Strong was married to Maryland Morne, an actress, until her death in 1935."The Final Curtain". The Billboard. Vol. 47, Iss. 31, (Aug 3, 1935): Pg. 28. Via Proquest.

On June 25, 1962, Strong died in Los Angeles, California, aged 68. He was buried in Abbey of the Psalms of Hollywood.{{cite book |last1=Ellenberger |first1=Allan R. |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |date=2001 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-0983-9 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22George+Sidney%22+actor&pg=PA14 |access-date=December 26, 2021 |language=en}}

• The Crimson Stain Mystery (1916), a serial, as Robert Clayton
• Infidelity (1917) as Ford Maillard
• In the Hands of the Law (1917)
• The Trail of the Shadow (1917) as Henry Hilliard
• Her Mistake (1918) as Ralph Van Cort
• The Border Legion (1918) as Jim Cleve
• Life's Greatest Problem (1918) as Dick Craig
• The Divorcee (1919) as Young Lord Mereston
• A Stitch in Time (1919) as Worthington Bryce
• The Vengeance of Durand (1919) as Captain St. Croix Trouvier
• His Temporary Wife (1920) as Arthur Eliot
• Miss 139 (1921) as Capt. Marlowe
• Damaged Hearts (1924) as David
• The Better Way (1926) as The Boss
• Not for Publication (1927) as Eli Barker
• The Drop Kick (1927) as Brad Hathaway
• Web of Fate (1927) as Don Eddington
• The Warning (1927) as No. 24
• Coney Island (1928) as Tammany Burke
• Crooks Can't Win (1928) as Alfred Dayton Jr
• The Front Page (1931) as Endicott (as Gene Strong)
• Men of America (1932) as Bugs - Henchman
• Let 'em Have It (1935) as 'Dude'

• Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936) – Producer
• Trail Dust (1936) – Producer
• Borderland (1937) – Producer
• Ramrod (1947) (as Gene Strong) – Producer
• The Barrier (1937) – Location manager
• Partners of the Plains (1938) – Production manager

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