| True Boardman | |
|---|---|
| Born | True Eames Boardman (1909-10-25)October 25, 1909 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 2003(2003-07-28) (aged 93) Pebble Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, scriptwriter |
| Years active | 1912–1974 |
| Spouse(s) | Thelma Joyce Hubbard (m. 1935; died 1978) Kathleen Gilmour (m. 1982) |
| Parent(s) | Virginia Eames True Boardman |
| Relatives | Lisa Gerritsen (granddaughter) |
True Eames Boardman (October 25, 1909 – July 28, 2003) was an American actor and scriptwriter.
Life and career
Boardman, whose given names were derived, respectively, from his paternal grandmother's maiden name and his mother's stage name, was born in Seattle, Washington. He was the only child of actress Virginia Eames and action-adventure star True Boardman. Boardman's education included a bachelor's degree in English literature from UCLA and a master's degree in theater from Occidental College.
He began acting in 1912 and had acted in six films by the age of 10. He acted with Charles Chaplin in Shoulder Arms in 1918. Boardman was a writer for Silver Theater, a dramatic anthology series on CBS radio in the 1930s and 1940s. On May 21 and May 28, 1939, he also appeared as an actor on the program, starring with Helen Hayes in "Crossroads for Two," a two-part drama.
During World War II, Boardman was an Army captain whose duties included creating radio programming for American troops via the Armed Forces Radio Service.
Personal life and death
Boardman's first marriage, to radio/voiceover actress and television writer Thelma Joyce Hubbard, lasted from 1935 until her death following a long illness in 1978. Their union produced two daughters. The second and final marriage, dating from 1982 until his own death, was to the former Kathleen Gilmour.
On July 28, 2003, Boardman died in Pebble Beach, California, aged 94, survived by his wife and both daughters from the previous marriage, as well as six grandchildren, one of whom was former child actress Lisa Gerritsen.
Selected filmography
As a writer
- Pardon My Sarong (1942)
- Arabian Nights (1942)
- The Painted Hills (1951)
As an actor
- Broncho Billy's Heart (1912)
- The Reward for Broncho Billy (1912)
- Broncho Billy Reforms (1913)
- Snakeville's Fire Brigade (1914)
- The Conquest of Man (1914)
- Sophie's Birthday Party (1914)
- The Hazards of Helen (1914)
- Shoulder Arms (1918) (in unused scenes)
- The Flirt (1922)
- Dan August
References
- ^ Kiehn, David (2003). Broncho Billy and the Essanay Film Company. Berkeley, CA: Farewell Books. p. 98. ISBN 0972922652.
- "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQX-VNT : Sun Jul 14 08:07:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Margaret Boardman and True E Boardman, 1920.
- University of California at Berkeley (1934). Register of the University of California, Volume 2. Berkeley, CA: University of California. p. 6. OCLC 27130928.
- "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFS-2516 : Fri Mar 08 15:30:26 UTC 2024), Entry for True Eames Boardman and Thelma Hubbard Boardman, 16 October 1940.
- ^ "True Boardman, 94; Child Actor, Scriptwriter - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2003-08-03. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 615–616. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- "Boardman to Act with Helen Hayes". Belvidere Daily Republican. May 20, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved March 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wedding March". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. March 25, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Boardman, True (May 11, 1978). "Chariot Rider Works a Miracle on Her Beat; Now the Regulars Miss Her". The Los Angeles Times. p. 45. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6NB-5JJ : 26 January 2024), Kathleen Gilmour, 1982.
- "Granddad's Writing Keeps Her Riding". Peninsula Living. December 26, 1970. p. 14. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 40 – 41.