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John Cosgrove (actor)

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Name
  
John Cosgrove

Role
  
Actor

Died
  
August 11, 1925


Movies
  
Sunshine Sally, The Guyra Ghost Mystery

Children
  
Noel Cosgrove, Bill Cosgrove

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John Cosgrove (1867 – 11 August 1925) was an Australian actor, writer and director who worked in theatre and films during the silent era. He sometimes collaborated with Bland Holt.

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Personal life

Cosgrove had a turbulent personal life. He would borrow money so often he was nicknamed "The Great Australian Bite". His first daughter died when a few days old. Another daughter, Noel, died of tuberculosis at the age of nineteen. His son Bill died in a plane crash in 1943.

Filmography

  • The Luck of Roaring Camp (1911)
  • The Right to Love (1915)
  • The Noon Hour (1915)
  • The Turning Point (1915)
  • For Love of Mary Ellen (1915)
  • Queen of the Band (1915)
  • The Ever Living Isles (1915)
  • The Wayward Son (1915)
  • Desert Gold (1919)
  • Barry Butts In (1919)
  • The Man from Snowy River (1920)
  • Silks and Saddles (1921) – also story
  • Possum Paddock (1921)
  • The Betrayer (1921)
  • The Queen of Sheba (1921)
  • The Guyra Ghost Mystery (1921) – also directed
  • While the Billy Boils (1921)
  • The Gentleman Bushranger (1921)
  • Sunshine Sally (1922) – script

    • References

    John Cosgrove (actor) Wikipedia
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