Orral Humphrey
{{short description|American actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Orral Humphrey
| image = Orrall Humphrey - Jan 1923 ETR.jpg
| caption = Humphrey in 1923
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1878|4|3}}
| birth_place = Iowa, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1929|8|12|1878|4|3}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor, Director
| yearsactive = 1915–1929
| relatives = Ola Humphrey (sister)
| spouse = Carrie Adams
(m. circa 1902; ?)
Josephine E. Taylor
(m. ?; div. 1918)
Lois Frances Born
(m. 1919)
| children = 3
}}
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Thomas Orral Humphrey[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner/160649666/ "Deaths"]. The San Francisco Examiner. (April 3, 1878"United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-ND5 : Fri Nov 22 22:01:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Orral Humphrey, from 1917 to 1918."United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PQ-K7F : Thu Apr 11 20:24:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Humphrey and Minnie Humphrey, 1900."United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2Y-K88 : Fri Mar 08 23:24:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas M. Humphrey and Minnie J. Humphrey, 1880. - August 12, 1929) was an American silent film actor and director. He starred in 46 films between 1914 and 1929 and is credited for directing four films. His younger sister was actress Ola Humphrey.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/95558608/?clipping_id=160651688 "Ola Humphrey Visits Old Home"]. Oakland Tribune. May 4, 1923. p. 22. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
Early life and career
Born in Iowa and raised in Oakland, California, Humphrey was the eldest of two children born to Thomas M. Humphrey and Minerva "Minnie" J. Paschal.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/95601333/?clipping_id=160653706 "Mother of Two Actors Dies"]. Oakland Tribune. February 17, 1928. p. 28. Retrieved December 10, 2024.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/72315680/?clipping_id=160655110 "Funeral of T. W. Humphrey Yesterday Afternoon"]. Oakland Tribune. February 10, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved December 10, 2024.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/160658231/ "Iowa Girl May Rule Cleopatra Throne"]. He attended Lafayette Elementary school.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/67997695/?clipping_id=160650792 "Honorary Promotions in the Public Schools; Advancement Honestly Earned; Lafayette School"]. Oakland Tribune. December 21, 1889. p. 9. Retrieved December 10, 2024. "A Fifth Grade [...] Promoted—Birdie Bock, Daisy Cook, Mabel Howell, Hattie Isaacs, Frances Johnson, Dora Waggart, Ella McLaughlin, Lucy Oliver, Grace Quimby, Ida Verdon, Stuart Allen, Stanley Allen, Harold Atherston, Max Dohrman, Robert Forgie, Orral Humphrey, Miles Holdsworth"
Humphrey's first film was one of the most popular of 1915, The Diamond from the Sky in which he starred alongside Lottie Pickford, Charlotte Burton, Jack Hoxie, and other popular actors.
Personal life and death
Humphrey was married to Carrie Adams,{{Cite news|title=Funeral of T. M. Humphrey|author=|date=February 10, 1902|work=San Francisco Chronicle|page=10|quote=Pearl Ola Humphrey, the daughter, is an actress of note. The son, Orral Humphrey, is also a member of the theatrical professsion. His marriage to Miss Carrie Adams, sister of Dr. Frank L. Adams, took place recently.|id={{ProQuest|573204097}}}} to actress Josephine E. "Jo" Taylor (his frequent onscreen wife, circa 1916[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press/160666965/ "'Flying A' Notes"]. The Morning Press. March 25, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved December 10, 2024.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/pine-bluff-daily-graphic/160667032/ "Amusements: Amuse-U Theatre"]. Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. September 29, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2024.),[https://www.newspapers.com/image/101564473/?clipping_id=160654792 "Mrs. Orral Humphrey Gets Divorce, Alimony"]. Oakland Tribune. June 21, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2024. and, from 1919 until his death, to Lois Frances Born,"California, County Marriages, 1849-1957", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLHR-G64 : Sat Mar 09 18:36:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Orral Humphrey and Lois Frances Born, 25 June 1919. with whom he had three children.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/27586352/?clipping_id=160662434 "Orral Humphrey Is Again Proud Father"]. San Francisco Chronicle. March 1, 1923. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2024.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-press-democrat/160663810/ "News From North of the Bay: Healdsburg"]. Press Democrat. February, 1923. p. 9. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
Humphrey died on August 12, 1929, in Los Angeles from injuries sustained during the filming of his final film, In Old California.Soames, Wood (August 16, 1929). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/96190710/?clipping_id=160640148 "Curtain Calls"] Oakland Tribune. p. . Retrieved December 10, 2024. He was survived by his wife and children.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/160641427/ "Rites Set for Humphrey, Veteran Eastbay Actor"]. Oakland Tribune. August 16, 1929. p. 29. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
Selected filmography
- The Diamond from the Sky (1915)
- Under the Crescent (1915)
- Beauty and the Rogue (1918)
- The Midnight Man (1919)
- All of a Sudden Peggy (1920)
- Huckleberry Finn (1920)
- Broadway Madness (1927)
- In Old California (1929)
References
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External links
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male silent film actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
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