Oscar Gahan

Acting
Born
August 20, 1888 in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Died
March 24, 1958
Age
Died at age 69

Biography

Canada's child prodigy violinist. Played a command performance for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII, at age 5.) First cousin of Walter Huston, who encouraged him to first vaudeville and then later talking pictures in Hollywood. Went on to be a reliable supporting player in Westerns and wrote a number of now classic country songs.

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