Francis Carpenter (actor)

Francis Carpenter
Francis Carpenter as he appeared in the 1917 film Jack and the Beanstalk
Born	1910
Died	1973 (aged 63)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1914–1923 (film)

Francis Carpenter (1910–1973) was an American child actor active in films of the silent era. He co-starred with Virginia Lee Corbin in several film such as Jack and the Beanstalk.^[1]

Carpenter's parents were H. B. Carpenter and Beatrice Allen Carpenter. His father was an actor in stock theater in Ogden, Utah.^[2]

A scene from Treasure Island 1918, with Virginia Lee Corbin and Francis Carpenter.

Selected filmography

• Old Heidelberg (1915)
• The Commanding Officer (1915)
• Macbeth (1916)
• Martha's Vindication (1916)
• Intolerance (1916)
• A Sister of Six (1916)
• Let Katie Do It (1916)
• Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)
• The Babes in the Woods (1917)
• Cheerful Givers (1917)
• True Blue (1918)
• Treasure Island (1918)
• The Forbidden Room (1919)
• Rip Van Winkle (1921)
• The Infamous Miss Revell (1921)
• The Lone Star Ranger (1923)

References

1. Solomon p.241
2. "Little Ogden boy is in the fairy story at the Ogden". The Ogden Standard. October 9, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• Francis Carpenter at IMDb