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Frank Lorimer Mayo (June 28, 1889 – July 9, 1963)[1] was an American actor. He appeared in 310 films between 1911 and 1949.

Biography

Mayo and Louise Lorraine in The Altar Stairs (1922)

He was born in New York City, the grandson of famous stage actor Frank M. Mayo,[2] and he died in Laguna Beach, California, from a heart attack.

Frank Mayo’s first wife was Joyce Eleanor Moore. He was married to actress Dagmar Godowsky from 1921 to 1926. The marriage was annulled in August 1926 because divorce decree of Frank Mayo and Joyce Moore was never written. [3] He married Margaret Louise Shorey in August, 1928. Mayo was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ “FRANK MAYO EXPIRES ON A TRAIN”. The Chicago Daily Tribune. June 9, 1896.
  3. ^ “Frank Mayo”. Calisphere. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Richard Koszarski. An Evening’s Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. History of the American Cinema, Volume 3, Charles Harpole, General Editor. Berkely: University of California Press, 1990, 112-113. ISBN 0520085353