Thomas Meighan was an American actor of silent films and early talkies.
19 Facts About Thomas Meighan
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Thomas Meighan played several leading-man roles opposite popular actresses of the day, including Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson.
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Thomas Meighan's father was the president of Pittsburgh Facing Mills, and his family was well-off.
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Thomas Meighan's parents encouraged him to go to college but he refused.
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Thomas Meighan attended Mount St Mary's College to study pharmacology.
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Thomas Meighan first appeared on Broadway in 1900, and four years later appeared in The Two Orphans.
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Thomas Meighan's popularity continued through the Roaring Twenties, during which he starred in several pictures.
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In 1927, Thomas Meighan starred in The City Gone Wild with Louise Brooks.
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Thomas Meighan made four additional sound movies until illness sidelined him from acting.
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Thomas Meighan commanded a salary of $5,000 per week for much of his career.
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Thomas Meighan met Frances Ring when she was a stage actress on Broadway and he was appearing there.
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Thomas Meighan was a younger sister of popular singer Blanche Ring and of vaudeville actress Julie Ring.
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Thomas Meighan was involved in some of the more scandalous moments of silent film history, albeit as a helping hand.
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Thomas Meighan was the sole witness to Jack Pickford and Olive Thomas's secretive wedding in New Jersey on October 25,1916.
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Thomas Meighan intended to shoot his film We're All Gamblers there; however, filming was moved to Miami.
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On July 1,1926, The Thomas Meighan Theatre opened with a screening of Thomas Meighan's movie The New Klondike.
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Thomas Meighan appeared this time, pushing the button to start the sound.
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Thomas Meighan succumbed to cancer at 9:10pm on July 8,1936, passing away at his home in Great Neck, New York.
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Thomas Meighan was a large donor to various Catholic charities and the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies.