Carl Gantvoort

Carl Gantvoort
Gantvoort in 1922
Born1883 (1883)
Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedSeptember 28, 1935(1935-09-28) (aged 51–52)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1922

Carl Gantvoort (1883 – September 28, 1935*) was an opera singer[1] stage[2][3] and screen actor in the United States. He starred in The Gray Dawn (1922).[4][5]

He attended the University of Cincinnati.[6][7]

His theatrical performances included a role as Little John in a 1912 production of Robin Hood. He also had roles in Little Simplicity, The Maid of the Mountains, The Riviera Girl, Pom-pom as Bertrand, Iole as George Wayne, and The Geisha.[3]

Personal life

His father, Arnold J. Gantvoort, was manager of CCM and taught classes.[8] His mother was Nettie Looker, granddaughter of Othniel Looker. He had 6 siblings: Hermann, Gertrude, Bertha, Brunhilde, Elsa, and Helen.[9]

He was married to Anne Brussert, who he met when she was performing a play in Ohio. They married after he completed college and divorced in 1922.[10]

Death

News reports about his death in Los Angeles state he was found unconscious in the street with a skull fracture[1] [11] and they mention different dates, namely 28[12], 29[1] or 30[11] of September 1935. It was speculated that he might have been robbed or hit by a car, relatives said he suffered with fainting spells[1]. An inquest was closed with an open verdict by a coroner's jury who could not determine cause of death[13][1]. Another report simply states he died of a heart attack[12].


Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Actor's Death Due to Skull Fracture". Daily News. October 4, 1935. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "Carl Gantvoort". Playbill.
  3. 1 2 "Carl Gantvoort – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  4. ↑ "The Gray Dawn". Archived from the original on July 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1 Kenneth White Munden, University of California Press (1997) page 404
  6. ↑ "The Cincinnatian [1902]". digital.cincinnatilibrary.org. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Majel Coleman's Success". infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cincinnati Post October 4, 1935". infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912. V.03". digital.cincinnatilibrary.org. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Cincinnati Post August 28, 1922". infoweb.newsbank.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Mystery Death Of Singer May Not Be Solved". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. October 3, 1935. p. 13.
  12. 1 2 "Carl Gantvoort is to be buried in Los Angeles Today". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1935. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "Gantvoort Death Probe Continued". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. October 4, 1935. p. 13.
  14. ↑ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  15. ↑ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
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