Glenn Hunter (actor)

Glenn Hunter (September 26, 1894 – December 30, 1945) was an American stage and silent film actor who gained popularity in the 1920s on the Broadway stage.

His parents were Isiah T. Hunter and Sarah Glenn.^{[citation needed ]} Hunter began on Broadway appearing in plays from 1915. His first film was 1921's The Case of Becky , playing opposite Constance Binney, based on a 1912 stage play starring Frances Starr. In 1922, he was seen in Paramount's The Country Flapper with Dorothy Gish and the Hackett Brothers, Raymond and Albert.

In 1923, Hunter co-starred with Mary Astor in the costume film Puritan Passions. He had originated the role of Merton in the Broadway play Merton of the Movies (1922). In 1924, he made a silent film of the play released by Paramount Pictures. The film is now considered a sought after lost film.^[1]

Hunter died of cancer in New York.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Hunter was married to May Eagan.^[5]

• The Case of Becky (1921)
• The Country Flapper (1922)
• The Cradle Buster (1922)
• Smilin' Through (1922)
• Second Fiddle (1923)
• Puritan Passions (1923)
• Youthful Cheaters (1923)
• West of the Water Tower (1923)
• Merton of the Movies (1924)
• The Silent Watcher (1924)
• Grit (1924)
• His Buddy's Wife (1925)
• The Pinch Hitter (1925)
• The Little Giant (1926)
• The Broadway Boob (1926)
• The Romance of a Million Dollars (1926)

• Glenn Hunter at IMDb
• Glenn Hunter at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata
• Glenn Hunter at Find a Grave
• Glenn Hunter Archived January 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine portrait gallery NY Public Library, Billy Rose Collection

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