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Henry B. Walthall in his most notable role: as Ben Cameron, the "Little Colonel," in D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation. From the photoplay.

Who worked with such legends as...

D. W. Griffith	Blanche Sweet
Lillian Gish	Lon Chaney
John Wayne	Bela Lugosi
Clark Gable	Will Rogers
Spencer Tracy	Lionel Barrymore

Disclaimer: This site is unofficial and run by a single fan (of no relation to the actor) who was disappointed to see so little of Henry B. Walthall in cyberspace. As far as I know, this tribute site is the only webpage devoted solely to the great silent star. If any Walthall relatives happen upon this site, I mean no disrespect in any of my comments (particularly the captions under the screen shots on the film review pages). I've read that Henry B. Walthall had a lively sense of humor, so I added some humor (at least what I find to be humorous) to this tribute page. Thanks for viewing this site--M.W. (The "W" does not stand for "Walthall")

Also check out my little sideline page (which is no longer "little," in fact, it is growing out-of-control); a salute to an unappreciated character on the Andy Griffith Show with a tribute to comedian Jack Burns. It's something I like to call The Revenge of Warren Ferguson!

 

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Last Update (April 11, 2006): Did a little spring cleaning through the site and eliminated the Vitaphone Script page and the Dark Side page--the former due to a lack of hits and the latter because it was really crummy.

Previous Update (January 24, 2005): Brand new counters added to each page set at zero.

Previous Update (May 28-30, 2004): Link on Sweet Home Alabama page with info on Henry's family (Thanks to Henry's grandniece Linda), reviews to every film featured on this site are finally complete, screen shot for River of Romance added, new photos on the Bibliography and Memorabilia pages, new memorabilia photos added to some of the Film Review pages, and a few random details changed.

Previous Update (April 6, 2004): New links, cleaned up "reading" photos on biblio pages, new article & ad image on contemporary sources page.

Previous Update (April 4, 2004): Added Vitaphone Script page, rearranged index, entry for the film River of Romance (1929) started (screen shot and review coming soon).

Previous Update (December 16, 2003): Three new entries to the bibliography section.

Previous Update (October 28, 2003): Biography completed with more convenient links. Bibliography pages completed.

Previous Update (October 22 & 23, 2003): Biography expanded into three parts. Two parts completed, the third started.

Previous Update (September 16, 2003): A screen shot for every Walthall flick I have is now available on the film review pages.

 

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