What is Robert Harron's full name?
Robert Emmett Harron
Robert Harron nickname(s):
Bobby Harron
Robert Harron date of birth:
April 12, 1893
How old was Robert Harron when died?
27
Where was Robert Harron born?
New York City, New York
When did Robert Harron die?
September 5, 1920
Where did Robert Harron die?
New York City, New York
Why did Robert Harron die?
Accidental Gun Shot Wound (to left lung)
How tall is Robert Harron?
6' (183 cm)
Is Robert Harron gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Robert Harron?
Roman Catholic
What is Robert Harron's ethnicity?
White
What is Robert Harron nationality?
American
What is Robert Harron's occupation?
Actor
Who is Robert Harron's father?
John Harron Sr
Who is Robert Harron's mother?
Anne Harron
Robert Harron brother(s):
John Harron, Charles
Robert Harron sister(s):
Theresa (Tessie), Madeline, Agnes (became a nun), Mary, Edna
Short Biography
Biography by Hal EricksonTeenaged New Yorker Robert Harron escaped the bleak poverty of his Irish-immigrant neighborhood by taking a messenger job at the American Biograph film studios in the Bronx. When director D. W. Griffith arrived at Biograph in 1908, he took a liking to Harron and decided to take advantage of the boy's photogenic qualities. Before he was 20 years old, Harron was one of the busiest and most popular players at Biograph, acting opposite such "youngsters" as the Gish Sisters and Mary Pickford and playing an exhausting variety of characters, from country bumpkins to hollow-eyed drug addicts. He played one large role and several smaller ones in Griffith's groundbreaking Birth of a Nation (1915), and was prominently featured as the young man unjustly sentenced to hang in the director's follow-up epic Intolerance (1916). He remained with Griffith in 1920, then broke off to form his own production company. Unfortunately, Harron never realized his goal. In September of 1920, Harron died when he was fatally wounded by a gunshot to the left lung in what was officially ruled an accident.