- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKenneth Daniel Harlan
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Kenneth Harlan was born on July 26, 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Paradise Island (1930), The Penalty (1920) and Danger Island (1931). He was married to Rosemarie Gonsalves Mirjanian, Rhea Walker, Helene Stanton, Helen (Donna) Spelner, Phyllis McClure, Doris Hilda Booth, Marie Prevost, Florence Hart and Salome F. Sanborn. He died on March 6, 1967 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- SpousesRosemarie Gonsalves Mirjanian(March 5, 1963 - March 6, 1967) (his death)Rhea Walker(September 20, 1957 - 1959) (divorced)Helene Stanton(July 14, 1949 - December 28, 1953) (divorced)Helen (Donna) Spelner(August 20, 1934 - August 16, 1946) (divorced, 1 child)Phyllis McClure(November 9, 1932 - August 15, 1934) (annulled)Doris Hilda Booth(May 19, 1930 - December 14, 1931) (divorced)Marie Prevost(October 14, 1924 - January 12, 1929) (divorced)Florence Hart(June 26, 1920 - July 14, 1922) (divorced)Salome F. Sanborn(July 22, 1915 - March 4, 1920) (divorced)
- Parents
- RelativesOtis Harlan(Aunt or Uncle)
- Married nine times.
- American romantic lead of the silent era, a graduate of Fordham University in New York. on stage from c. 1902, In Hollywood from 1916. Married an astonishing nine times! His status diminished with the advent of sound and he was relegated to lesser roles. He retired in 1943 to become a restaurateur and actor's agent.
- Served in a US Army field artillery unit in France during World War I.
- His maternal grandparents were born on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Jewish families of Sephardi/Ashkenazi background.
- He was the son of George W. Harlan and actress Rita Harlan (born Sarah Wolff).
- I don't think the talkies will last. And I shouldn't care to appear in one. The talking pictures are too unreal, they leave nothing to the imagination of the audience. Of course, they are going over big now because of their novelty (The Capital Times, 1929)
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