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Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith 's The Birth of a Nation (1915). Early life [ edit ]
Henry B. Walthall. Actor: The Birth of a Nation. Henry B. Walthall was a respected stage actor who became a favorite of pioneering film director D.W. Griffith. Born in 1878 in Alabama, Walthall was initially interested in pursuing a law career but he quit law school in 1898 to enlist in the US Army in order to fight in the Spanish-American War.
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- Shelby City, Alabama, USA
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- Monrovia, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). In New York in 1901, Walthall won a role in Under Southern Skies by Charlotte Blair Parker. He performed in the play for three years, in New York and on tour. With the company of Henry Miller he gained recognition on Broadway in plays including Pippa Passes, The Only Way and ...
Born Henry Brazeale Walthall on March 16, 1878 in Shelby City, AL Died June 17, 1936 of influenza in Monrovia, CA H enry B. Walthall was an early Hollywood star known as the "Little Colonel" and remembered primarily for his role as Col. Ben Cameron in D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation."
Henry Brazeale Walthall was born on March 16, 1878 on a plantation near Shelby County, Alabama, sharing with D.W. Griffith a chivalric southern culture and tradition but enjoying perhaps a more affluent family life than the director (Slide II, pg. 401). He was one of eight Walthall children.
Henry Walthall. Walthall, c. 1911. Henry Brazeale Walthall (born March 16, 1878 at Mallory Station in Shelby County; died June 17, 1936 in Monrovia, California) was a silent film actor, appearing in dozens of films between 1909 and 1936. He was best known for playing Colonel Ben Cameron in D. W. Griffith's epic The Birth of a Nation.
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"The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time, The Birth of a Nation has also sparked protests, riots, and divisiveness since its first release. The film tells the story of the Civil War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of two families. The Stonemans hail from the North, the Camerons from the South. When war breaks out, the Stonemans cast their lot with the Union, while the Camerons are loyal to Dixie"--AllMovie.com.
