Show Tom Meighan Almost a Doctor Thomas l 1 was born In Pittsburg Pittsburg Pittsburg Pitts Pitts- burg Pa He attended schools in that city and although his parents had slated him i to be e a physician he successfully sue suc f ll evaded vi e t their er plans na and J took k kup up a stage career His Ills first stage experience was with Henrietta Crossman Crossman Crossman Cross- Cross man who hired him as an extra man mall manfor for tor her company while playing Mistress Mistress Mis lolls tress Nell in Pittsburg A season v. v Ith Grace George and two years ears with stock company work in Pittsburg served to establish him as one of ot tho the leading Juvenile men in the country On the stage he appeared with such well known players as Elsie De Dc Wolf Volt John Mason Willie Collier and David Warfield in The Return of oC Pet Peter r Grim His IUs last stage play b before tore ente en entering en- en en- en te motion O pictures was On Trial C tk Meighan's fg first I picture i r for the Lasky company was The Fighting Hope in support of Laura Hope Crews Before Before Deo Be De- fore supported o becoming becoming- g such t t film a r Paramount actresses 1 as star Charlotte Char Char- he lotte Walker Valker Blanche Sweet Edna Goodrich Marie Doro Pauline Freder It ick k Velaska and BillIe Burke His work In films has always alwa's been highly effective but dating from The I Miracle Man he gained steadily In popularity Among his more recent 11 motion pictures are Gappy Cappy y Ricks A Prince There Was Vas If JC You lou ou Believe It Its It's So The Proxy Daddy and Our Leading Citizen an original story by George Ade which he Is now making Meighan is 6 feet tall tail weighs pounds and has dark darl brown hair and blue eyes |