Thomas Meighan was a leading Silent Film
star that was
among the top earning celebrities, along with Chaplin, Pickford
and Fairbanks, from 1916 through 1927. With the limited interest
and disappearance of Silent era films, he is mostly forgotten
today. Meighan was born in Pittsburg, PA in 1879 to an established
Irish-American family. Stage work led to making many films.
With the power of his popularity and dislike for Hollywood,
he worked mostly in East Coast studios or "on location." He
made the film Irish Luck (1925) in Ireland. His film Male and
Female with Gloria Swanson can be found on video. He died in
1936 and thousands attended his funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral
in New York City.
among the top earning celebrities, along with Chaplin, Pickford
and Fairbanks, from 1916 through 1927. With the limited interest
and disappearance of Silent era films, he is mostly forgotten
today. Meighan was born in Pittsburg, PA in 1879 to an established
Irish-American family. Stage work led to making many films.
With the power of his popularity and dislike for Hollywood,
he worked mostly in East Coast studios or "on location." He
made the film Irish Luck (1925) in Ireland. His film Male and
Female with Gloria Swanson can be found on video. He died in
1936 and thousands attended his funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral
in New York City. 
