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Occupation
  
Child actor

Years active
  
1922-1925


Name
  
Bruce Guerin

Role
  
Child actor

Bruce Guerin

Born
  
January 18, 1919 (
1919-01-18
)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Died
  
June 27, 2012, Wailuku, Hawaii, United States

Movies
  
The Salvation Hunters, The Bachelor Daddy, The Country Kid, Lover's Lane, The Woman He Loved

Similar People
  
Josef von Sternberg, Alfred E Green, William Beaudine, Phil Rosen

Bruce Guerin (January 18, 1919 – June 27, 2012) was an American child actor known for his roles in silent films during the 1920s.

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Biography

Guerin was born in Los Angeles to a family that worked in showbusiness. His mother was a vaudeville performer while his father worked for Mack Sennett. Bruce started acting at age 3 when he appeared in Raoul Walsh's 1922 film Kindred of the Dust. This was followed by 12 more movies, including Brass, Drifting, Revelation, The Parasite and The Salvation Hunters.

During these three years, Bruce Guerin achieved media coverage from newspapers such as The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Modesto Evening News, Hamilton Daily News, Picture Play Magazine and Pharos-Tribune.

After his acting career had ended, he became a pianist. During the Second World War, he appeared in shows in Hawaii alongside celebrities such as Bob Hope and Ray Bolger. After the war ended, he continued to perform in various places.

Bruce Guerin retired in 1996 and died 16 years later, on June 27, 2012. He was 93 years old.

Bruce had four children: Paul Guerin, Mark Wilson, Bruce James Guerin Jr., and Lisa Guerin-Smeltzer. He had three grandchildren: Nick Johnson, Taylor Smeltzer, and Victoria Smeltzer.

Filmography

Actor
1925
Under the Rouge as
Little Tommy
1925
The Salvation Hunters as
The Child
1925
The Parasite as
Bertie
1924
Lovers' Lane as
Dick Woodbridge
1924
Revelation as
Jean Hofer
1923
The Country Kid as
Andy Applegate
1923
The Age of Desire as
Ranny - Age 3
1923
The Gold Diggers as
Child (uncredited)
1923
Drifting as
Billy Hepburn
1923
Brass as
Baby Paul
1922
Love in the Dark as
'Red' O'Brien
1922
The Woman He Loved as
David Levinsky, as a child
1922
The Bachelor Daddy as
Toodles
1922
Kindred of the Dust as
Little Donald
1922
Saturday Night as
Child (uncredited)

References

Bruce Guerin Wikipedia


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