Frank Kent Smith (March 19, 1907 â€" April 23, 1985) was an American
actor who had a lengthy career in film, theatre and television.Smith
was born in New York City and was educated at Harvard
University.Smith's early acting experience started in 1925 when he was
one of the founders of the famed Harvard "University Players", which
later included Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Joshua Logan and Margaret
Sullavan in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Smith's stock experience also
included productions with the Maryland Theatre in Baltimore. His
professional acting debut was in 1929 in Blind Window in Baltimore,
Mayland. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1932 in Men Must Fight.
He also appeared on Broadway in Measure for Measure, Sweet Love
Remembered, The Best Man, Ah, Wilderness!, Dodsworth (1934), Saint
Joan (1936), Old Acquaintance (1941), Antony and Cleopatra (1948) and
Bus Stop (1956).Smith moved to Hollywood, California, where he made
his film debut in The Garden Murder Case.
actor who had a lengthy career in film, theatre and television.Smith
was born in New York City and was educated at Harvard
University.Smith's early acting experience started in 1925 when he was
one of the founders of the famed Harvard "University Players", which
later included Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Joshua Logan and Margaret
Sullavan in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Smith's stock experience also
included productions with the Maryland Theatre in Baltimore. His
professional acting debut was in 1929 in Blind Window in Baltimore,
Mayland. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1932 in Men Must Fight.
He also appeared on Broadway in Measure for Measure, Sweet Love
Remembered, The Best Man, Ah, Wilderness!, Dodsworth (1934), Saint
Joan (1936), Old Acquaintance (1941), Antony and Cleopatra (1948) and
Bus Stop (1956).Smith moved to Hollywood, California, where he made
his film debut in The Garden Murder Case.
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