- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrancis Xavier Bushman
- Nickname
- King of the Movies
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Francis X. Bushman was born on January 10, 1883 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Sabrina (1954), The Phantom Planet (1961) and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925). He was married to Iva Millicient Richardson, Norma Emily Atkin, Beverly Bayne and Josephine Fladine Duval. He died on August 23, 1966 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
- SpousesIva Millicient Richardson(August 15, 1956 - August 23, 1966) (his death)Norma Emily Atkin(September 19, 1932 - February 4, 1956) (her death)Beverly Bayne(July 29, 1918 - June 2, 1925) (divorced, 1 child)Josephine Fladine Duval(June 2, 1902 - July 26, 1918) (divorced, 5 children)
- ChildrenJosephine BushmanRichard Stansbury Bushman
- RelativesPat Conway(Grandchild)Barbara Bushman(Grandchild)
- His classic profile and physique.
- Bushman modeled for the statue of Nathan Hale at Harvard and the statue of Lord Baltimore in Baltimore.
- In July 1912 while Bushman was filming in Wisconsin he was challenged by a local lumberjack to a wrestling match. Bushman won the hour-long impromptu bout and made the most of the resultant positive publicity.
- From 1914 to 1917 Bushman was America's most popular leading man, but his 1918 divorce revealed to his bevy of female fans that he was not the eligible bachelor they thought but a married man with five children.
- He donated land to Sid Grauman, on which now sits Mann's (formerly Grauman's) Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.
- Although the nickname "King of the Movies" was eventually given to Clark Gable, it is engraved on Bushman's headstone in Los Angeles.
- Hollywood Story (1951) - $55 /day
- The Second in Command (1915) - $750 per week
- Graustark (1915) - $500 per week
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