Gilbert M. Anderson

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Gilbert M. Anderson, born Max Aronson and famously known as "Broncho Billy," was a pioneering American actor, director, and producer who became one of the first Western film stars and a key figure in early silent cinema.

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instanceOf Western film star
film actor
film director
film producer
human
pioneer of silent film
screenwriter
silent film actor
actedIn The Great Train Robbery NERFINISHED
activeIn silent film era
alsoKnownAs Broncho Billy NERFINISHED
Gilbert Anderson NERFINISHED
awardReceived 1965 Academy Honorary Award NERFINISHED
Academy Honorary Award NERFINISHED
Oscar honorary statuette NERFINISHED
birthName Max Aronson NERFINISHED
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart failure
coFounded Essanay Film Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED
coFounder Gilbert M. Anderson NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1880-03-21
dateOfDeath 1971-01-20
directed numerous one-reel Westerns
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans NERFINISHED
genre Western film
hasFamilyName Anderson NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Gilbert NERFINISHED
influenced development of the Western film genre
later Western film actors
knownFor being one of the first Western film stars
pioneering work in early silent cinema
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableRole Broncho Billy NERFINISHED
notableWork Broncho Billy film series NERFINISHED
The Adventures of Broncho Billy NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 1
occupation actor
film director
film producer
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Little Rock, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
residence Niles, California, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Mollie Schabbleman NERFINISHED
workedFor Essanay Film Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1903–1916

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Essanay Studios foundedBy Gilbert M. Anderson
Essanay Studios employed Gilbert M. Anderson
Essanay Studios hasNotableFigure Gilbert M. Anderson
The Great Train Robbery hasCastMember Gilbert M. Anderson