King Baggot

<p> King Baggot began in films in 1909 was a major star from 1910 to 1916 and gained renown as a director in the 1920s and as a character actor in the 1930s and 1940s. But most notably he was the first publicized leading man in America. In his two-reel <I>Shadows</I>--this was a first in film history--he played ten different characters and also directed. He founded the Screen Club the first and most prestigious club strictly for film personnel and became a star in England with <I>Ivanhoe</I> and in France with <I>Absinthe.</I> As a director he worked on <I>Kissed</I> in which Marie Prevost had her first starring role. He also directed <I>The Home Maker</I> a social drama that daringly explored role reversal between a husband and wife and <I>Tumbleweeds</I> now considered a classic among westerns.</p><p> This work is a biography from early childhood until his death in 1948. And it is a filmography documenting every known film in which he took part: cast and production credits release date length Library of Congress registration number places where the film can be found today and other information.</p>