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William Winter Jefferson (April 6, 1876 – February 11, 1946) was an actor in silent films.

Early life

Jefferson was born in London to Sarah and Joseph Jefferson, an actor. He initially studied in Germany to become a medical doctor, but decided to pursue an acting career like his father, instead. He was elected to The Lambs in 1896.

Career

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Jefferson starred in the 1913 film Wanted by the Police, for which he earned positive reviews. He was one of the leads in the Keystone comedy Bright Lights.

Personal life

He was married to actress Christie MacDonald, then to actress Vivian Martin in 1913. After retiring from acting, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1928. He married his wife Mary in Honolulu in 1936.

Death

Jefferson died in Honolulu on February 11, 1946.

Filmography

• Wanted by the Police (1913)
• Camille (1915)
• He Did and He Didn't (1916) as schoolmate
• The Habit of Happiness (1916) as Jones
• The Stronger Love (1916)
• The Right Direction (1916)
• The Other Man (1916)
• His Wife's Mistakes (1916)
• Bright Lights (1916)
• Her Own People (1917) as Blinn Agnew
• Out of the Wreck (1917)
• Marrying Money
• The Bright Lights (film)

References

1. ^ "W. W. Jefferson, 70, retired artist, dies". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1946-02-11. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
2. ^ "William W. Jefferson". The Boston Globe. 1946-02-14. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
3. "The Lambs". the-lambs.org. The Lambs, Inc. 6 November 2015. (Member Roster, 'J'). Retrieved January 10, 2022.
4. "Big feature film at the Columbia Theater". The Star Press. 1913-09-21. p. 7. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
5. "Wanted by the Police". The Huntington Herald. 1913-10-01. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
6. "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. May 20, 1916 – via Google Books.
7. "Photoplay". Macfadden Publications. May 20, 1918 – via Google Books.
8. "Miss Vivian Martin, ingenue, marries son of Joseph Jefferson". The Boston Globe. 1913-05-17. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
9. ^ "William Jefferson, son of famous actor, dies here". The Honolulu Advertiser. 1946-02-12. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
10. "Motion Picture". Macfadden-Bartell. May 20, 1915 – via Google Books.

External links

• Media related to William Winter Jefferson at Wikimedia Commons
• William Jefferson at IMDb
• William Jefferson at the Internet Broadway Database

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