William Haines

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William Haines was a popular American silent film actor of the 1920s who later became a successful interior designer after his Hollywood career declined.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film actor
human
interior designer
silent film actor
birthName Charles William Haines NERFINISHED
burialPlace Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica, California, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1900-01-02
dateOfDeath 1973-12-26
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Haines NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork acting
interior design
founded William Haines Inc. NERFINISHED
genre silent film
givenName Charles
William
hasInfluenceOn Hollywood interior design aesthetics
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement classical Hollywood cinema
name William Haines NERFINISHED
notableClient Betsy Bloomingdale NERFINISHED
Gloria Swanson NERFINISHED
Joan Crawford NERFINISHED
notableFor being a leading male star of silent films in the late 1920s
being one of the first openly gay stars in Hollywood
transitioning from acting to a successful career in interior design
notableWork Brown of Harvard NERFINISHED
Show People NERFINISHED
Tell It to the Marines NERFINISHED
The Smart Set NERFINISHED
West Point NERFINISHED
occupation actor
businessperson
film actor
interior designer
silent film actor
placeOfBirth Staunton, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California, United States NERFINISHED
residence Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
Hollywood, California, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sexualOrientation gay
spouseOrPartner Jimmie Shields NERFINISHED
style Hollywood Regency NERFINISHED
workLocation Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
yearsActiveAsActor 1920s

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Show People starred William Haines
Flesh and the Devil starring William Haines
William Haines name William Haines
Hollywood Revue of 1929 hasCastMember William Haines