Silent Film Star
Stage Name "Robert Gordon"
Birth Name: Marion Lamport Duncan
Son of Charles Alfred Duncan and Mabel Myrta Lamport
Veteran of World War I
United States Army
Marriages
1. To Alma Lenore Francis
In Mar 1919
2. To Cissie Cane
2. To Ruby (Tate) Whitlock
On 12 Dec 1942 at Tulsa, Oklahoma
Appearing in movies from 1917-1929, he became a favorite Hollywood star for his convincing portrayal of Huckleberry Finn in the first ever Tom Sawyer movie (1917), followed by and Huck and Tom (1918). Other films include The Varmint (1918), The Moonshine Trail (1919), Dawn (1919), A Yankee Princess (1919), If Women Only Knew (1921), Respectable by Proxy (1920), The Vice of Fools (1920), Dollars and the Woman (1920), and The Blood Barrier (1920), Missing (1918), Night Ship, The Greatest Menace, The Wild Cat (1924). In 1920, he and his wife Alma bought a home near Ithaca, NY where he made films for a time at the studio of Cayuga Pictures, Ithaca. A stage actor as well, he acted the role of Death in the Los Angeles stage production of the great old play Everyman on Nov 14, 15, 16, 1925; and in Shattered Lives (1926).
News
Marion Duncan at Novelty.
Marion Duncan, a former Winfield boy, who is a screen actor of prominence, is to appear in the picture at the Novelty Theater today, "The Varmint." Marion is the son of Mrs. Myrta Duncan, and grandson of Mr and Mrs T.V. Lamport, former residents of Winfield. He will also appear with Jack Pickford in "Sawyer" as Huck Finn at a later date at the Novelty. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, Kansas, Thur., 24 Jan 1918, p. 4)
Personal Story
He shares a humorous story regarding playing Huck Finn in the filming of the two Tom Sawyer movies.
Death Notice
California Death Records
Name: Robert G Duncan
Birth: 3 Mar 1895 Kansas
Death: 26 Oct 1971 San Bernardino Co.
Last Residence: Apple Valley, San Bernardino, CA
SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
Burial: 29 Oct 1971, per cemetery
Oklahoma, County Marriage Record
Name: Robert Gordon Duncan, 42; resides Tulsa
Bride: Ruby Tate Whitlock, 33; resides Tulsa
Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1942
Marriage Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officiator: W. L. Gray, Justice of the Peace
Census
1920 Census, Manhattan Assembly District 9, New York, New York; West End Ave
-Robert* Gordon, head, 24, b. CO [KS], father AR, mother KS, actor moving pict
-Alma Gordon, wife, 24, b. OR, father IL, mother IA
-Alma Francis, mother-in-law, 45, b. IA, father IL, mother IN.
Mother
Death Notice
Myrta Lamport Comer, beloved mother of Robert Gordon; sister of Adelle L. Doane of St. Louis, MO; Lora May Comer and Liston Will Lamport of this city. Services Tuesday, 2 p.m. from the chapel of Maynes Mortuary, 630 Venice Boulevard. (Los Angeles Times, Sun., 10 Nov 1935, p.36)
News Notes
-Mrs Myrta Duncan was granted a decree of divorce from Chas. Duncan Wednesday on the charge of extreme cruelty. She gets the child and $3,000.00 alimony. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, KS, Fri., 4 Nov, 1904, p.5.)
-Mrs Myrta Duncan and son, Marion, arrived this afternoon from Los Angeles, CA to visit her parents Mr. & Mrs T.V. Lamport. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, KS, Tue., 31 Dec 1907, p.4.)
Stage Name "Robert Gordon"
Birth Name: Marion Lamport Duncan
Son of Charles Alfred Duncan and Mabel Myrta Lamport
Veteran of World War I
United States Army
Marriages
1. To Alma Lenore Francis
In Mar 1919
2. To Cissie Cane
2. To Ruby (Tate) Whitlock
On 12 Dec 1942 at Tulsa, Oklahoma
Appearing in movies from 1917-1929, he became a favorite Hollywood star for his convincing portrayal of Huckleberry Finn in the first ever Tom Sawyer movie (1917), followed by and Huck and Tom (1918). Other films include The Varmint (1918), The Moonshine Trail (1919), Dawn (1919), A Yankee Princess (1919), If Women Only Knew (1921), Respectable by Proxy (1920), The Vice of Fools (1920), Dollars and the Woman (1920), and The Blood Barrier (1920), Missing (1918), Night Ship, The Greatest Menace, The Wild Cat (1924). In 1920, he and his wife Alma bought a home near Ithaca, NY where he made films for a time at the studio of Cayuga Pictures, Ithaca. A stage actor as well, he acted the role of Death in the Los Angeles stage production of the great old play Everyman on Nov 14, 15, 16, 1925; and in Shattered Lives (1926).
News
Marion Duncan at Novelty.
Marion Duncan, a former Winfield boy, who is a screen actor of prominence, is to appear in the picture at the Novelty Theater today, "The Varmint." Marion is the son of Mrs. Myrta Duncan, and grandson of Mr and Mrs T.V. Lamport, former residents of Winfield. He will also appear with Jack Pickford in "Sawyer" as Huck Finn at a later date at the Novelty. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, Kansas, Thur., 24 Jan 1918, p. 4)
Personal Story
He shares a humorous story regarding playing Huck Finn in the filming of the two Tom Sawyer movies.
Death Notice
California Death Records
Name: Robert G Duncan
Birth: 3 Mar 1895 Kansas
Death: 26 Oct 1971 San Bernardino Co.
Last Residence: Apple Valley, San Bernardino, CA
SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
Burial: 29 Oct 1971, per cemetery
Oklahoma, County Marriage Record
Name: Robert Gordon Duncan, 42; resides Tulsa
Bride: Ruby Tate Whitlock, 33; resides Tulsa
Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1942
Marriage Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officiator: W. L. Gray, Justice of the Peace
Census
1920 Census, Manhattan Assembly District 9, New York, New York; West End Ave
-Robert* Gordon, head, 24, b. CO [KS], father AR, mother KS, actor moving pict
-Alma Gordon, wife, 24, b. OR, father IL, mother IA
-Alma Francis, mother-in-law, 45, b. IA, father IL, mother IN.
Mother
Death Notice
Myrta Lamport Comer, beloved mother of Robert Gordon; sister of Adelle L. Doane of St. Louis, MO; Lora May Comer and Liston Will Lamport of this city. Services Tuesday, 2 p.m. from the chapel of Maynes Mortuary, 630 Venice Boulevard. (Los Angeles Times, Sun., 10 Nov 1935, p.36)
News Notes
-Mrs Myrta Duncan was granted a decree of divorce from Chas. Duncan Wednesday on the charge of extreme cruelty. She gets the child and $3,000.00 alimony. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, KS, Fri., 4 Nov, 1904, p.5.)
-Mrs Myrta Duncan and son, Marion, arrived this afternoon from Los Angeles, CA to visit her parents Mr. & Mrs T.V. Lamport. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, KS, Tue., 31 Dec 1907, p.4.)
Silent Film Star
Stage Name "Robert Gordon"
Birth Name: Marion Lamport Duncan
Son of Charles Alfred Duncan and Mabel Myrta Lamport
Veteran of World War I
United States Army
Marriages
1. To Alma Lenore Francis
In Mar 1919
2. To Cissie Cane
2. To Ruby (Tate) Whitlock
On 12 Dec 1942 at Tulsa, Oklahoma
Appearing in movies from 1917-1929, he became a favorite Hollywood star for his convincing portrayal of Huckleberry Finn in the first ever Tom Sawyer movie (1917), followed by and Huck and Tom (1918). Other films include The Varmint (1918), The Moonshine Trail (1919), Dawn (1919), A Yankee Princess (1919), If Women Only Knew (1921), Respectable by Proxy (1920), The Vice of Fools (1920), Dollars and the Woman (1920), and The Blood Barrier (1920), Missing (1918), Night Ship, The Greatest Menace, The Wild Cat (1924). In 1920, he and his wife Alma bought a home near Ithaca, NY where he made films for a time at the studio of Cayuga Pictures, Ithaca. A stage actor as well, he acted the role of Death in the Los Angeles stage production of the great old play Everyman on Nov 14, 15, 16, 1925; and in Shattered Lives (1926).
News
Marion Duncan at Novelty.
Marion Duncan, a former Winfield boy, who is a screen actor of prominence, is to appear in the picture at the Novelty Theater today, "The Varmint." Marion is the son of Mrs. Myrta Duncan, and grandson of Mr and Mrs T.V. Lamport, former residents of Winfield. He will also appear with Jack Pickford in "Sawyer" as Huck Finn at a later date at the Novelty. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, Kansas, Thur., 24 Jan 1918, p. 4)
Personal Story
He shares a humorous story regarding playing Huck Finn in the filming of the two Tom Sawyer movies.
Death Notice
California Death Records
Name: Robert G Duncan
Birth: 3 Mar 1895 Kansas
Death: 26 Oct 1971 San Bernardino Co.
Last Residence: Apple Valley, San Bernardino, CA
SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
Burial: 29 Oct 1971, per cemetery
Oklahoma, County Marriage Record
Name: Robert Gordon Duncan, 42; resides Tulsa
Bride: Ruby Tate Whitlock, 33; resides Tulsa
Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1942
Marriage Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officiator: W. L. Gray, Justice of the Peace
Census
1920 Census, Manhattan Assembly District 9, New York, New York; West End Ave
-Robert* Gordon, head, 24, b. CO [KS], father AR, mother KS, actor moving pict
-Alma Gordon, wife, 24, b. OR, father IL, mother IA
-Alma Francis, mother-in-law, 45, b. IA, father IL, mother IN.
Mother
Death Notice
Myrta Lamport Comer, beloved mother of Robert Gordon; sister of Adelle L. Doane of St. Louis, MO; Lora May Comer and Liston Will Lamport of this city. Services Tuesday, 2 p.m. from the chapel of Maynes Mortuary, 630 Venice Boulevard. (Los Angeles Times, Sun., 10 Nov 1935, p.36)
News Notes
-Mrs Myrta Duncan was granted a decree of divorce from Chas. Duncan Wednesday on the charge of extreme cruelty. She gets the child and $3,000.00 alimony. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, KS, Fri., 4 Nov, 1904, p.5.)
-Mrs Myrta Duncan and son, Marion, arrived this afternoon from Los Angeles, CA to visit her parents Mr. & Mrs T.V. Lamport. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, KS, Tue., 31 Dec 1907, p.4.)
Stage Name "Robert Gordon"
Birth Name: Marion Lamport Duncan
Son of Charles Alfred Duncan and Mabel Myrta Lamport
Veteran of World War I
United States Army
Marriages
1. To Alma Lenore Francis
In Mar 1919
2. To Cissie Cane
2. To Ruby (Tate) Whitlock
On 12 Dec 1942 at Tulsa, Oklahoma
Appearing in movies from 1917-1929, he became a favorite Hollywood star for his convincing portrayal of Huckleberry Finn in the first ever Tom Sawyer movie (1917), followed by and Huck and Tom (1918). Other films include The Varmint (1918), The Moonshine Trail (1919), Dawn (1919), A Yankee Princess (1919), If Women Only Knew (1921), Respectable by Proxy (1920), The Vice of Fools (1920), Dollars and the Woman (1920), and The Blood Barrier (1920), Missing (1918), Night Ship, The Greatest Menace, The Wild Cat (1924). In 1920, he and his wife Alma bought a home near Ithaca, NY where he made films for a time at the studio of Cayuga Pictures, Ithaca. A stage actor as well, he acted the role of Death in the Los Angeles stage production of the great old play Everyman on Nov 14, 15, 16, 1925; and in Shattered Lives (1926).
News
Marion Duncan at Novelty.
Marion Duncan, a former Winfield boy, who is a screen actor of prominence, is to appear in the picture at the Novelty Theater today, "The Varmint." Marion is the son of Mrs. Myrta Duncan, and grandson of Mr and Mrs T.V. Lamport, former residents of Winfield. He will also appear with Jack Pickford in "Sawyer" as Huck Finn at a later date at the Novelty. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, Kansas, Thur., 24 Jan 1918, p. 4)
Personal Story
He shares a humorous story regarding playing Huck Finn in the filming of the two Tom Sawyer movies.
Death Notice
California Death Records
Name: Robert G Duncan
Birth: 3 Mar 1895 Kansas
Death: 26 Oct 1971 San Bernardino Co.
Last Residence: Apple Valley, San Bernardino, CA
SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
Burial: 29 Oct 1971, per cemetery
Oklahoma, County Marriage Record
Name: Robert Gordon Duncan, 42; resides Tulsa
Bride: Ruby Tate Whitlock, 33; resides Tulsa
Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1942
Marriage Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officiator: W. L. Gray, Justice of the Peace
Census
1920 Census, Manhattan Assembly District 9, New York, New York; West End Ave
-Robert* Gordon, head, 24, b. CO [KS], father AR, mother KS, actor moving pict
-Alma Gordon, wife, 24, b. OR, father IL, mother IA
-Alma Francis, mother-in-law, 45, b. IA, father IL, mother IN.
Mother
Death Notice
Myrta Lamport Comer, beloved mother of Robert Gordon; sister of Adelle L. Doane of St. Louis, MO; Lora May Comer and Liston Will Lamport of this city. Services Tuesday, 2 p.m. from the chapel of Maynes Mortuary, 630 Venice Boulevard. (Los Angeles Times, Sun., 10 Nov 1935, p.36)
News Notes
-Mrs Myrta Duncan was granted a decree of divorce from Chas. Duncan Wednesday on the charge of extreme cruelty. She gets the child and $3,000.00 alimony. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, KS, Fri., 4 Nov, 1904, p.5.)
-Mrs Myrta Duncan and son, Marion, arrived this afternoon from Los Angeles, CA to visit her parents Mr. & Mrs T.V. Lamport. (The Winfield Daily Free Press, Winfield, KS, Tue., 31 Dec 1907, p.4.)
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