John Bunny
John Bunny (born 1863 in New York City - d. 1915 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American comedian. He is considered one of the greatest of the early screen comedians (American silent film). He starred in over 200 short films.
John Bunny was a vaudvillean from Brooklyn who specialized in comedies. He's mostly forgotten now, but he was a major movie star in 1913 when the Bunny Theater was named in his honor on 147th Street. [1] Bunny was for a few short years probably the most famous actor in the world.
He was often co-starred with the actress Flora Finch.
“I believe the time is coming when motion picture machines will be a part of the equipment of every school and college in the country, and many branches of learning now so objectionable to children will be made interesting by the use of motion pictures. My principal worry is the fact that I can’t hope to live long enough to do all the work that I’ve mapped out for myself. I have planned fifty years of activity in the motion picture business, which I fear I will not live to carry out entirely. I want to see Latin and Greek mythology taught in every school and college in the United States by the use of films. It can and will be done and will be one of the biggest gifts to mankind the world has ever known.” 1913 interview by Francis Agnew.
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- John Bunny
- John Bunny NNDB.
