Ed Genung was an American actor of the

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notable for being the first actor to play

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on film - in ''

'' (1911) and one of the earliest to play

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on film - in '' The Tempest'' (1911). David Copperfield film 1911

Born as Edward Genung, he worked in various films for the

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in 1911. In the summer of 1912 he was appearing in films for the Bison Company, while by 1914 he was acting with the

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.Ed Genung
on the

website Genung's other film roles include: Phil Nelson - the Messenger's Brother in ''Messenger No. 845'' (1914); Dick in ''Dick's Turning'' (1913); Don in ''Her First Choice'' (1912);

in ''The Loves of David Copperfield'' (1911); The Prizefighter / Aviator in ''The Higher the Fewer'' (1911), and The Country Boy in ''Little Old New York'' (1911).
Gertrude Thanhouser, Gertrude Homan Thanhouser - Women Film Pioneers - Columbia University Libraries

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Ed Genung
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1880s births Year of death missing 20th-century American male actors American stage actors American male silent film actors American male film actors {{US-film-actor-stub