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- Birth nameLouis James Calvert
- Louis Calvert his the son of actor Charles Calvert and actress better known as Mrs. Charles Calvert. Handsome English gentleman who was one of the greatest Shakespearian performer of the Victorian era, later became a star of Broadway theatre between 1909-23. He appeared in only two movies, the first 'King John' a very short drama made by the pioneering film maker William Dickson and starred Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree for the British Mutoscope & Biograph Film Company in 1899, and in 1913 he played the role of Simon Ingot in 'David Garrick' directed by Hay Plumb, starring Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore for the Hepworth Film Company. Father of actress Patricia Calvert.
- IMDb mini biography by: Paul Rothwell-Smith
- SpousesViolet Fenton(1915 - July 18, 1923) (his death, 2 children)Rosina Ralph(1886 - 19??) (divorced)
- Broadway actor/director; active from 1909-1923.
- Remembered as a great Shakespearean actor and teacher.
- Parents Charles and Adelaide (Mrs. Charles Calvert) were both on the stage.
- Became an American citizen in 1922.
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