Antrim Short

born: 11 July 1900
Cincinnati, Ohio,
United States of America
died: 24 November 1972
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(emphysema, age 72)

American actor, the brother of Gertrude Short and the son of Estella Short, whose most prominent roles were in the silent era. He later became a casting director and talent agent. In 1938, he married Frances Morris, a union that lasted until his 1972 passing.
Real name: Mark Antrim Short
Height: 5'8"
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1937
Topper
Bellhop

Acknowledgements:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-VPL (WWI draft reg. card)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDN-K4J5 (1919 passport app. -- height: 5'7½")
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00moti_0#page/n247/mode/1up/search/short (1920 Motion Picture Studio Directory -- height: 5'7½")
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturestu00johnrich#page/201/mode/1up/search/short (1921 Motion Picture Studio Directory -- height: 5'7½")
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF3-4FTX (WWII draft reg. card, 1942 -- height: 5'8")
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/382709329/ (Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov 1972)
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/333366053/ (The Signal [Santa Clarita, CA], 29 Nov 1972)
https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1972-11-29_269_3/page/70/mode/1up?view=theater&q=%22antrim+short%22 (Variety, 29 Nov 1972)
http://www.westernclippings.com/interview/francesmorris_interview.shtml (Western Clippings interview with Frances Morris)
Jesse Brisson (research; identification in Topper)

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