Pell Trenton

Pell Trenton
Trenton in a Motion Picture magazine photo from May 1920
Born	William T. Baker (1883-08-29)August 29, 1883 New York City, U.S.
Died	March 3, 1924(1924-03-03) (aged 40) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1912–1922

Pell Trenton (born William T. Baker; August 29, 1883 – March 3, 1924) was an actor in theater and Hollywood films during the silent film era. He was popular and had leading roles.^[1]

Background

Pell Trenton was born August 29, 1883, in New York City. He was in theater from 1910 and began in juvenile roles in film.^[2] In 1917 he was in Hamilton. A headshot of Trenton is signed by him and Chamberlain Brown "manager".^[3]

His career was cut short when he fell ill in 1921 and died on March 3, 1924, in Los Angeles from a pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of 40.

Filmography

On the left in The Blue Moon

At center in The Greater Profit

On left in The House of Glass

• The Adventurer (1917 Alice Guy film) ^[4] (1917)
• Stranded in Arcady (1917)
• House of Glass (1918)
• The Uplifters (1919)
• The Rebellious Bride (1919)^[5]
• The False Code (1919)
• The Joyous Liar (1919)
• Fair and Warmer (1919)
• The Willow Tree (1920)
• Beautifully Trimmed (1920)
• The House of Toys (1920)
• The Blue Moon (1920)
• The Greater Profit (1921)
• The New Disciple (1922)^[6]

References

1. "Pell trenton article 2 pages". Issuu.
2. "Photoplay". Macfadden Publications. March 22, 1920 – via Google Books.
3. "Pell Trenton". NYPL Digital Collections.
4. Dietrick, Janelle (August 21, 2017). Illuminating Moments: The Films of Alice Guy Blaché. BookBaby. ISBN 9781543911015 – via Google Books.
5. Solomon, Aubrey (January 10, 2014). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486106 – via Google Books.
6. "International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers Monthly Journal". The Brotherhood. March 22, 1922 – via Google Books.

External links

• Pell Trenton at IMDb 
• Pell Trenton at Find a Grave