True Boardman (screenwriter)

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True Eames Boardman
Born
William True Boardman Jr.

(1909-10-25)October 25, 1909
DiedJuly 28, 2003(2003-07-28) (aged 93)
Other namesTrue Boardman
Occupation(s)Actor, scriptwriter
Years active1912–1974
Spouses
(m. 1935; died 1978)
Kathleen Gilmour
(m. 1982; died 2003)
Children2

True Eames Boardman (born William True Boardman Jr., October 25, 1909 – July 28, 2003) was an American actor and scriptwriter.

Born in Seattle, Washington, Boardman was the only child of actress Virginia Eames and action-adventure star True Boardman.[1]

Boardman's education included a bachelor's degree in English literature from UCLA and a master's degree in theater from Occidental College.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

During World War II, Boardman was an Army captain whose duties included creating radio programming for American troops via the Armed Forces Radio Service.[1]

Family[edit]

He is the grandfather of Lisa Gerritsen.[citation needed]

Death[edit]

On July 28, 2003, Boardman died in Pebble Beach, California, aged 94.[1]

Selected filmography[edit]

As a writer[edit]

As an actor[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "True Boardman, 94; Child Actor, Scriptwriter - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2003-08-03. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Boardman to Act with Helen Hayes". Belvidere Daily Republican. May 20, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved March 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Bibliography[edit]

  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 40 – 41.

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