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Steve Darrell

{{short description|American actor (1904–70)}}

Steve Darrell (born Darrell Eugene Horsfall,{{cite news |title=Former C. R. Man In 'Mission' Cast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-steve-darrell/145574423/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |work=The Gazette |date=May 13, 1954 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418022633/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-steve-darrell/145574423/ |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |location=Iowa, Cedar Rapids |page=16|via = Newspapers.com }} November 19, 1904 – August 14, 1970) was an American actor, also known as Stevan Darrell or Steven Darrell.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/551844079/?clipping_id=111214803 "Stevan Darrell Is Dead"]. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. August 15, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved April 19, 2024.Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). [https://books.google.com/books?id=iqIYAQAAIAAJ&q=%22brain+tumor%27+%22Stevan+Darrell%22 Silent Film Necrology]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 120. {{ISBN|9780786410590}}.

Early life and career

A native of Osage, Iowa,"California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF4-XF49 : Sat Mar 09 04:02:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Darrell Eugene Horsfall and Clinton A Horsfall. Darrell was the first of four children born to Moss David Horsfall and Katherine Agnes McHugh."Iowa State Census, 1925", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ3-KMXQ : Fri Mar 08 21:42:34 UTC 2024), Entry for M David Horsfall and Katherine Horsfall, 1925."United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ1-B31 : Fri Mar 08 09:53:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Moss D Horsfall and Kathryn A Horsfall, 1930."California, County Marriages, 1850-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VP-36C : 9 March 2021), Darrell Eugene Horsfall and Gertrude Frances Payette, 01 Mar 1942; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,741. He attended Washington High School in Cedar Rapids.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette/145653212/ "Washington High Players Triumph; 'To the Ladies' Is Ably Presented; Comedy Roles Create Much Amusement; Repeats Tonight; Portrayals Clever"]. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. February 4, 1925. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

Darrell's career began in 1931 when he acted with the Trousdale Players in Des Moines, Iowa,{{cite news |title=Thirteenth Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23588080/steve_darrell/ |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=May 8, 1944 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=10|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = September 9, 2018}} {{Open access}} and worked with the Cedar Rapids Community Players.

He was cast as the wise Comanche chief Little Elk in the 1958 episode "Renegades" of Cheyenne.

Death

Darrell died from a brain tumor in Hollywood, California. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.{{Citation needed |date=June 2024}}

Partial filmography

References

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External links

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Category:1904 births

Category:1970 deaths

Category:People from Osage, Iowa

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:American male television actors

Category:American male film actors

Category:Male actors from Iowa

Category:Male actors from Los Angeles

Category:Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Category:Deaths from brain cancer in California