Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 â€" May 7, 1951)[note 1] was an
American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter became known
for his role as the Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona, for
which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Academy
Awards. He frequently played womanizing, charismatic Latin bandit
types in Westerns, and played the Cisco Kid or a similar character
throughout the 1930s, but had a range of other roles throughout his
career.Baxter began his movie career in silent films with his most
notable roles being in The Great Gatsby (1926) and The Awful Truth
(1925). Baxter's most notable talkies are In Old Arizona (1929), 42nd
Street (1932), Slave Ship (1937) with Wallace Beery, Kidnapped (1938)
with Freddie Bartholomew, and the 1931 ensemble short film, The Stolen
Jools. In the 1940s, he was well known for his recurring role as Dr.
Robert Ordway in the Crime Doctor series of 10 films.For his
contributions to the motion-picture industry, Baxter has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.Baxter was born on March 29, 1889. in Columbus,
Franklin Co., Ohio, to Edwin F. Baxter, born October 1, 1867,
Marysville, Union Co., Ohio and Jennie (Jane) B. Barrett, born
December 30, 1869, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Jennie Barrett was
the daughter of Leroy Barrett and Hattie Snider. (Note: Ohio Birth
Index shows date as March 30, 1889. Baxter's parents were married May
10, 1888, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Edwin Baxter owned a cigar
stand in Columbus, Ohio. Edwin F. Baxter, son of William E. Baxter and
Mary C. Miller Baxter, died on September 16, 1889 at Columbus,
Franklin Co., Ohio. Baxter was not quite 5 months old when his father
died. Baxter's mother survived him by ten years. Jane/Jennie Barrett
Baxter died on March 29, 1962 at her home in Beverly Hills,
California. Her cremated remains were inurned at Forest Lawn Memorial
Park, Great Mausoleum, Glendale, California as well as those of his
widow, Winifred Bryson Baxter Manger, many years later but in
different locations.
American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter became known
for his role as the Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona, for
which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Academy
Awards. He frequently played womanizing, charismatic Latin bandit
types in Westerns, and played the Cisco Kid or a similar character
throughout the 1930s, but had a range of other roles throughout his
career.Baxter began his movie career in silent films with his most
notable roles being in The Great Gatsby (1926) and The Awful Truth
(1925). Baxter's most notable talkies are In Old Arizona (1929), 42nd
Street (1932), Slave Ship (1937) with Wallace Beery, Kidnapped (1938)
with Freddie Bartholomew, and the 1931 ensemble short film, The Stolen
Jools. In the 1940s, he was well known for his recurring role as Dr.
Robert Ordway in the Crime Doctor series of 10 films.For his
contributions to the motion-picture industry, Baxter has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.Baxter was born on March 29, 1889. in Columbus,
Franklin Co., Ohio, to Edwin F. Baxter, born October 1, 1867,
Marysville, Union Co., Ohio and Jennie (Jane) B. Barrett, born
December 30, 1869, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Jennie Barrett was
the daughter of Leroy Barrett and Hattie Snider. (Note: Ohio Birth
Index shows date as March 30, 1889. Baxter's parents were married May
10, 1888, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. Edwin Baxter owned a cigar
stand in Columbus, Ohio. Edwin F. Baxter, son of William E. Baxter and
Mary C. Miller Baxter, died on September 16, 1889 at Columbus,
Franklin Co., Ohio. Baxter was not quite 5 months old when his father
died. Baxter's mother survived him by ten years. Jane/Jennie Barrett
Baxter died on March 29, 1962 at her home in Beverly Hills,
California. Her cremated remains were inurned at Forest Lawn Memorial
Park, Great Mausoleum, Glendale, California as well as those of his
widow, Winifred Bryson Baxter Manger, many years later but in
different locations.
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