Maurice Costello

Dari Wikipedia Maurice George Costello (22 Februari 1877 – 29 Oktober 1950) adalah seorang aktor vaudeville terkemuka Amerika pada akhir tahun 1890-an dan awal 1900-an, yang kemudian memainkan peran utama dalam film-film Amerika awal, baik sebagai pemeran utama, pemain pendukung, dan sutradara. Costello lahir di Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania dari pasangan imigran Irlandia Ellen dan Thomas Costello. Dia muncul dalam film pertamanya pada tahun 1905, di mana dia mendapat kehormatan untuk tampil dalam film serius pertama yang menampilkan karakter Sherlock Holmes dalam film Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, di mana Costello memainkan peran utama. Dia terus bekerja untuk Vitagraph, menjadi anggota perusahaan saham film pertama yang pernah dibentuk, bermain sebagai lawan main Florence Turner. Di antara beberapa fotonya yang paling terkenal adalah Kisah Dua Kota, Pria yang Tidak Bisa Mengalahkan Tuhan, dan Demi Kehormatan Keluarga. Setelah absen beberapa tahun dia kembali ke layar. Ia menikah dengan aktris Mae Costello (née Altschuk). Keturunannya termasuk dua putri, aktris Dolores Costello dan Helene Costello, seorang cucu John Drew Barrymore, dan seorang cicit Drew Barrymore. Ia adalah salah satu pemeran utama pria pertama di dunia pada awal perfilman Amerika, namun seperti banyak bintang layar bisu lainnya, ia mendapati transisi ke film talkie sangat sulit, dan status pemeran utamanya telah berakhir. Namun, Costello adalah seorang trouper, dan terus muncul dalam film, sering kali dalam peran kecil dan sedikit, hingga kematiannya pada tahun 1950.

From Wikipedia Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was an American prominent vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as both a leading man, supporting player and a director. Costello was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Ellen and Thomas Costello. He appeared in his first motion picture in 1905, in which he had the honour of appearing in the first serious film to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes in the movie Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, in which Costello played the title role. He continued to work for Vitagraph, being a member of the first motion picture stock company ever formed, playing opposite Florence Turner. Among some of his best known pictures are A Tale of Two Cities, The Man Who Couldn't Beat God and For the Honor of the Family. After an absence of some years he returned to the screen. He was married to actress Mae Costello (née Altschuk). His descendants include two daughters, actresses Dolores Costello and Helene Costello, a grandson John Drew Barrymore, and a great granddaughter Drew Barrymore. He was one of the world's first leading men in early American cinema, but like a lot of other silent screen stars, he found the transition to "talkies" extremely difficult, and his leading man status was over. However, Costello was a trouper, and continued to appear in movies, often in small roles and bit parts, right up until his death in 1950.